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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.

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Antya-līlā · Chapter 3: The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura

Antya 3.139 Antya 3.141

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.140

মাথা মুড়ি’ একবস্ত্রে রহিল সেই ঘরে ।

রাত্রি-দিনে তিন-লক্ষ নাম গ্রহণ করে ॥ ১৪০ ॥

māthā muḍi’ eka-vastre rahila sei ghare

rātri-dine tina-lakṣa nāma grahaṇa kare

Translation

The prostitute shaved her head clean in accordance with Vaiṣṇava principles and stayed in that room wearing only one cloth. Following in the footsteps of her spiritual master, she began chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa 300,000 times a day. She chanted throughout the entire day and night.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Following the Spiritual Master in Chanting

1
She shaved her head according to Vaiṣṇava principles and stayed in that room wearing only one cloth.
2
Following in her spiritual master's footsteps, she chanted the holy name of Kṛṣṇa 300,000 times daily.
3
Her chanting continued throughout the day and night, showing her deep dedication to the holy name.

How it feels

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

Antya 3: The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura

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.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

māthā muḍi’shaving her head
eka-vastrewearing one cloth
rahilaremained
sei gharein that room
rātri-dinethroughout the entire day and night
tina-lakṣa300,000
nāmaholy names
grahaṇa karechants

Key ideas in this verse

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: “chanting”, “holy name”, “chanted”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can her dedication encourage me to give chanting a regular place in my day?

Practice

Set aside five uninterrupted minutes today to chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayFollowing the Spiritual Master in ChantingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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