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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.138
এত বলি’ তারে ‘নাম’ উপদেশ করি’ ।
উঠিয়া চলিলা ঠাকুর বলি’ ‘হরি’ ‘হরি’ ॥ ১৩৮ ॥
eta bali’ tāre ‘nāma’ upadeśa kari’
uṭhiyā calilā ṭhākura bali’ ‘hari’ ‘hari’
After thus instructing the prostitute about the process of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, Haridāsa Ṭhākura stood up and left, continuously chanting “Hari, Hari.”
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Haridāsa Ṭhākura finishes instructing the woman in the process of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra.
After giving these instructions, he stands up and leaves.
He continuously chants “Hari, Hari” as he goes, practicing the chanting he has taught.
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: “chanting”, “haridāsa”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Does my daily conduct reflect the spiritual practices I encourage in others?
Chant “Hari, Hari” as you move from one activity to another today.
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