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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.171
তাহাঁ যৈছে হৈল হরিদাসের মহিমা কথন ।
ব্যাখ্যান, — অদ্ভুত কথা শুন, ভক্তগণ ॥ ১৭১ ॥
tāhāṅ yaiche haila haridāsera mahimā kathana
vyākhyāna, — adbhuta kathā śuna, bhakta-gaṇa
At the residence of Hiraṇya and Govardhana, discourses took place by which Haridāsa Ṭhākura was glorified. O devotees, please listen to that wonderful story.
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Discourses took place at the residence of Hiraṇya and Govardhana.
Through these discourses, Haridāsa Ṭhākura was glorified.
The devotees are invited to listen to this wonderful story.
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:
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. Because of this offense, Gopāla Cakravartī was punished by being afflicted with leprosy.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: “haridāsa”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “govardhana”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How attentively do I listen when a devotee is being glorified?
Reread the verses in this batch about Haridāsa Ṭhākura, giving them your undivided attention.
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