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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.120
‘কালি দুঃখ পাইলা, অপরাধ না লইবা মোর ।
অবশ্য করিমু আমি তোমায় অঙ্গীকার ॥ ১২০ ॥
‘kāli duḥkha pāilā, aparādha nā la-ibā mora
avaśya karimu āmi tomāya aṅgīkāra
“Last night you were disappointed. Please excuse my offense. I shall certainly accept you.
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Haridāsa Ṭhākura acknowledged that she had been disappointed the previous night.
He asked her to excuse his offense and assured her that he would accept her.
His next words direct her to sit and hear the chanting. His gentle speech accompanies his continued commitment to chanting.
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:
He also especially requested Dāmodara Paṇḍita to remind His mother that He was sometimes going to her home to accept the food she offered. Thus, following the order of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Dāmodara Paṇḍita went to Navadvīpa, taking with him all kinds of prasādam from Lord Jagannātha.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: “chanting”, “haridāsa”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I speak gently while remaining faithful to my devotional practice?
Use considerate words in one conversation today, and keep your planned time for chanting.
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