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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.168
নির্জন পর্ণশালায় করেন কীর্তন ।
বলরাম-আচার্য-গৃহে ভিক্ষা-নির্বাহণ ॥ ১৬৮ ॥
nirjana parṇa-śālāya karena kīrtana
balarāma-ācārya-gṛhe bhikṣā-nirvāhaṇa
In the village, Haridāsa Ṭhākura was given a solitary thatched cottage, where he performed the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. He accepted prasādam at the house of Balarāma Ācārya.
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Haridāsa Ṭhākura was given a solitary thatched cottage in the village.
There he chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
He accepted prasādam at the house of Balarāma Ācārya.
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:
From Benāpola, Haridāsa Ṭhākura went to the village known as Cāndapura, where he lived at the house of Balarāma Ācārya. Thereafter, Haridāsa Ṭhākura was received by two brothers known as Hiraṇya and Govardhana Majumadāra, but in the course of a discussion he was offended by a caste brāhmaṇa known as Gopāla Cakravartī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 3
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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: “chanting”, “haridāsa”, “chanted”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What quiet place could help me give attention to chanting?
Spend a few minutes today chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra in a quiet place.
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