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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 3.136
ঠাকুর কহে, — “ঘরের দ্রব্য ব্রাহ্মণে কর দান ।
এই ঘরে আসি’ তুমি করহ বিশ্রাম ॥ ১৩৬ ॥
ṭhākura kahe, — “gharera dravya brāhmaṇe kara dāna
ei ghare āsi’ tumi karaha viśrāma
Haridāsa Ṭhākura replied, “Immediately go home and distribute to the brāhmaṇas whatever property you have. Then come back to this room and stay here forever in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Haridāsa Ṭhākura tells the woman to distribute all her property to the brāhmaṇas.
The purport emphasizes that, according to Vedic civilization, charity should be given only to qualified brāhmaṇas, not to so-called “poor Nārāyaṇas.”
He then instructs her to return to his room and remain there forever in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
The purport of CC Antya 3.136 quotesBG 18.42
As stated in the Bhagavad-gītā (18.42):
Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Audārya · Love that moves outward
The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “distribute”
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How carefully do I consider the spiritual qualifications of those receiving my charity?
Before making your next charitable gift, take a few minutes today to consider the recipient’s spiritual qualifications.
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