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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 3.140 Antya 3.142

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.141

তুলসী সেবন করে, চর্বণ, উপবাস ।

ইন্দ্রিয়-দমন হৈল, প্রেমের প্রকাশ ॥ ১৪১ ॥

tulasī sevana kare, carvaṇa, upavāsa

indriya-damana haila, premera prakāśa

Translation

She worshiped the tulasī plant, following in the footsteps of her spiritual master. Instead of eating regularly, she chewed whatever food she received as alms, and if nothing was supplied she would fast. Thus by eating frugally and fasting she conquered her senses, and as soon as her senses were controlled, symptoms of love of Godhead appeared in her person.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Sense Control and Love of Godhead

1
She worshiped the tulasī plant, following in the footsteps of her spiritual master.
2
She ate whatever food she received as alms and fasted when nothing was supplied.
3
Through frugal eating and fasting, she conquered her senses. As soon as her senses were controlled, symptoms of love of Godhead appeared.

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:

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.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

tulasīthe tulasī plant
sevana kareshe worshiped
carvaṇachewing
upavāsafasting
indriya-damanacontrolling the senses
hailathere was
premera prakāśamanifestations symptomizing love of Godhead

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love of godhead”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does her example teach me about simplicity in support of devotion?

Practice

At one meal today, practice simplicity by accepting what is served without demanding extra variety.

Live this todaySense Control and Love of GodheadThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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