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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Antya-līlā · Chapter 3: The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura
Antya 3.113Antya 3.116

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Antya 3.114-115

হরিদাস কহে, — “তোমা করিমু অঙ্গীকার ।

সংখ্যা-নাম-সমাপ্তি যাবৎ না হয় আমার ॥ ১১৪ ॥

haridāsa kahe, — “tomā karimu aṅgīkāra

saṅkhyā-nāma-samāpti yāvat nā haya āmāra

Translation

Haridāsa Ṭhākura replied, “I shall accept you without fail, but you will have to wait until I have finished chanting my regular rounds on my beads. Until that time, please sit and listen to the chanting of the holy name. As soon as I am finished, I shall fulfill your desire.”

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Chanting Comes Before Other Demands

  1. 1

    Haridāsa Ṭhākura told her to wait until he had finished chanting his regular rounds on his beads.

  2. 2

    He invited her to sit and listen to the chanting of the holy name while she waited.

  3. 3

    Although he said he would fulfill her desire afterward, he did not interrupt his regular chanting. His immediate response gave her an opportunity to hear the holy name.

How it feels

Steadfast compassion. Haridāsa’s spiritual conviction and the reach of the holy name confront prejudice and temptation.

The mood of Antya 3 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 3: The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Haridāsa Ṭhākura replied that their deliverance would be possible if they very loudly chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, for hearing the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra chanted loudly, even with but little realization, would help them. After describing this incident, the author of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta also describes how Haridāsa Ṭhākura was tested at Benāpola, a village near Śāntipura.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 3
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. haridāsa kaheHaridāsa Ṭhākura said
  2. tomāyou
  3. karimu aṅgīkāraI shall accept
  4. saṅkhyā-nāmathe number of holy names
  5. samāptifinishing
  6. yāvatas long as
  7. nānot
  8. hayait is
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together

    Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “chanting”, “holy name”, “haridāsa”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I give chanting and hearing the holy name a steady place in my day?

Practice

Set aside a few uninterrupted minutes today to chant the holy name and listen attentively.

Live this todayChanting Comes Before Other DemandsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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