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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 3.162

সেই ঘরে তিন দিন করে অমেধ্য রন্ধন ।

আর দিন সবা লঞা করিলা গমন ॥ ১৬২ ॥

sei ghare tina dina kare amedhya randhana

āra dina sabā lañā karilā gamana

Translation

In that very room he cooked the flesh of a cow for three consecutive days. Then the next day he left, accompanied by his followers.

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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.

The Misuse Continued for Three Days

  1. 1

    The minister cooked the flesh of a cow in that very room for three consecutive days.

  2. 2

    This continued the misuse of the Durgā-maṇḍapa described in the preceding events.

  3. 3

    On the next day, he left with his followers, but the village’s losses did not end with his departure.

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:

Haridāsa Ṭhākura later left Cāndapura and went to the house of Advaita Ācārya, where he was tested by Māyādevī, the personification of the external energy. She also received his favor by being blessed with the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
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. sei gharein that room
  2. tina dinafor three days
  3. karedoes
  4. amedhya randhanacooking the flesh of a cow
  5. āra dinathe next day
  6. sabā lañāaccompanied by his followers
  7. karilā gamanaleft
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “followers”

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “cooked”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I recognize that harmful actions can leave effects even after they stop?

Practice

Identify one unresolved effect of a hurtful action and take a small step to address it today.

Live this todayThe Misuse Continued for Three DaysThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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