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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 3.143 Antya 3.145

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.144

রামচন্দ্র খাঁন অপরাধ-বীজ কৈল ।

সেই বীজ বৃক্ষ হঞা আগেতে ফলিল ॥ ১৪৪ ॥

rāmacandra khāṅna aparādha-bīja kaila

sei bīja vṛkṣa hañā āgete phalila

Translation

By inducing a prostitute to disturb Haridāsa Ṭhākura, Rāmacandra Khān caused a seed of offense at his lotus feet to germinate. This seed later became a tree, and when it fructified, Rāmacandra Khān ate its fruits.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Offense Grows and Bears Fruit

1
Rāmacandra Khān induced a prostitute to disturb Haridāsa Ṭhākura.
2
This act caused a seed of offense at Haridāsa Ṭhākura's lotus feet to germinate.
3
The seed later grew into a tree and bore fruit. Rāmacandra Khān himself experienced the results of his offense.

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.

rāmacandra khāṅnaRāmacandra Khān
aparādhaof the offense
bījaseed
kailacaused to germinate
sei bījathat seed
vṛkṣa hañābecoming a tree
āgetelater
phalilafructified

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: “haridāsa”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might an apparently small act of disrespect grow into something more serious?

Practice

Before speaking about a devotee today, pause and remove any words intended to insult or disturb.

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