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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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Antya-līlā · Chapter 3: The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura
Antya 3.158Antya 3.160

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.159

দস্যুবৃত্তি করে রামচন্দ্র রাজারে না দেয় কর ।

ক্রুদ্ধ হঞা ম্লেচ্ছ উজির আইল তার ঘর ॥ ১৫৯ ॥

dasyu-vṛtti kare rāmacandra rājāre nā deya kara

kruddha hañā mleccha ujira āila tāra ghara

Translation

Rāmacandra Khān’s business was questionable, for he tried to avoid paying income tax to the government. Therefore the government’s minister of finance was angry and came to his residence.

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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.

Avoiding Obligations Brings Consequences

  1. 1

    Rāmacandra Khān’s business was questionable.

  2. 2

    He tried to avoid paying income tax to the government.

  3. 3

    Because of this, the government’s minister of finance became angry and came to his residence.

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:

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.

  1. dasyu-vṛttithe business of a thief
  2. karedoes
  3. rāmacandraRāmacandra
  4. rājāreto the government
  5. nādoes not
  6. deyapay
  7. karatax
  8. kruddha hañābeing angry
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Is there a financial obligation I am trying to avoid?

Practice

Check one payment or financial responsibility today and take a small step toward handling it honestly.

Live this todayAvoiding Obligations Brings ConsequencesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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