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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.142
প্রসিদ্ধা বৈষ্ণবী হৈল পরম-মহান্তী ।
বড় বড় বৈষ্ণব তাঁর দর্শনেতে যান্তি ॥ ১৪২ ॥
prasiddhā vaiṣṇavī haila parama-mahāntī
baḍa baḍa vaiṣṇava tāṅra darśanete yānti
Thus the prostitute became a celebrated devotee. She became very advanced in spiritual life, and many stalwart Vaiṣṇavas would come to see her.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
She became a celebrated, spiritually advanced devotee, and many stalwart Vaiṣṇavas came to see her.
Anyone can become a Vaiṣṇava by following Vaiṣṇava principles. A devotee who follows these principles is no longer on the material platform.
Strict adherence to the principles, not one's country of birth, should be considered. A Vaiṣṇava should receive the respect due a Vaiṣṇava, without national labels.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I judge devotees by their background rather than their devotional conduct?
Today, consciously set aside a background-based judgment and offer a devotee a respectful greeting.
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