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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.123
রাত্রি-শেষ হৈল, বেশ্যা উসিমিসি করে ।
তার রীতি দেখি’ হরিদাস কহেন তাহারে ॥ ১২৩ ॥
rātri-śeṣa haila, veśyā usimisi kare
tāra rīti dekhi’ haridāsa kahena tāhāre
When the night came to an end, the prostitute was restless. Seeing this, Haridāsa Ṭhākura spoke to her as follows.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
When the night ended, the prostitute became restless.
Haridāsa Ṭhākura noticed her restlessness and spoke to her.
The preceding verse describes her hearing and joining in the chanting. This verse records her restlessness without giving the words he spoke next.
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:
A person named Rāmacandra Khān, who was envious of Haridāsa Ṭhākura, sent a professional prostitute to attempt to defame him, but by the mercy of Haridāsa Ṭhākura, even the prostitute was delivered. Because of offending a pure Vaiṣṇava, Rāmacandra Khān was later cursed by Nityānanda Prabhu and ruined.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 3
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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: “haridāsa”, “chanting”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do I notice in myself when restlessness arises during hearing or chanting?
If you become restless during chanting today, notice it and gently return your attention to the holy name.
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