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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.172
একদিন বলরাম মিনতি করিয়া ।
মজুমদারের সভায় আইলা ঠাকুরে লঞা ॥ ১৭২ ॥
eka-dina balarāma minati kariyā
majumadārera sabhāya āilā ṭhākure lañā
One day Balarāma Ācārya requested Haridāsa Ṭhākura with great humility to come to the assembly of the Majumadāras, Hiraṇya and Govardhana. Thus Balarāma Ācārya went there with Haridāsa Ṭhākura.
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Balarāma Ācārya approached Haridāsa Ṭhākura with great humility.
He requested Haridāsa Ṭhākura to come to the assembly of the Majumadāras, Hiraṇya and Govardhana.
Balarāma Ācārya accompanied Haridāsa Ṭhākura there. His humble invitation brought Haridāsa Ṭhākura into their gathering.
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.
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “humility”, “humble”
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 can I show greater humility when inviting someone to a devotional gathering?
Offer someone a gentle, respectful invitation to read or discuss the holy name together.
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