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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.116
এত শুনি’ সেই বেশ্যা বসিয়া রহিলা ।
কীর্তন করে হরিদাস প্রাতঃকাল হৈলা ॥ ১১৬ ॥
eta śuni’ sei veśyā vasiyā rahilā
kīrtana kare haridāsa prātaḥ-kāla hailā
Hearing this, the prostitute remained sitting there while Haridāsa Ṭhākura chanted on his beads until the light of morning appeared.
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The prostitute remained sitting while Haridāsa Ṭhākura continued chanting.
Haridāsa Ṭhākura chanted on his beads until the light of morning appeared.
Her presence did not interrupt his chanting. The night passed with the holy name at the center of his activity.
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
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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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: “chanted”, “haridāsa”, “chanting”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What helps me remain steady during my time for chanting?
Set aside a few uninterrupted minutes today to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
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