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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.156

এত বলি’ ক্রোধে গোসাঞি উঠিয়া চলিলা ।

তারে দণ্ড দিতে সে গ্রামে না রহিলা ॥ ১৫৬ ॥

eta bali’ krodhe gosāñi uṭhiyā calilā

tāre daṇḍa dite se grāme nā rahilā

Translation

Having said this, Lord Nityānanda stood up and left in an angry mood. To chastise Rāmacandra Khān, He did not even stay in that village.

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

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Disrespect Leads to Losing Sacred Association

  1. 1

    Lord Nityānanda stood up and left in an angry mood.

  2. 2

    His departure was a chastisement of Rāmacandra Khān. He did not even remain in the village.

  3. 3

    The following events show Rāmacandra Khān continuing his disrespect rather than welcoming Nityānanda Prabhu.

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

Further reading

Antya 3: The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Because of offending a pure Vaiṣṇava, Rāmacandra Khān was later cursed by Nityānanda Prabhu and ruined. From Benāpola, Haridāsa Ṭhākura went to the village known as Cāndapura, where he lived at the house of Balarāma Ācārya.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 3
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. eta bali’saying this
  2. krodhein anger
  3. gosāñiLord Nityānanda
  4. uṭhiyā calilāgot up and left
  5. tārehim
  6. daṇḍa diteto chastise
  7. sethat
  8. grāmein the village
  9. nā rahilādid not stay
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do I respond when my disrespect causes someone to withdraw?

Practice

Today, offer a sincere word of welcome or respect to someone whose company you value.

Live this todayDisrespect Leads to Losing Sacred AssociationThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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