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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.176
তিন-লক্ষ নাম ঠাকুর করেন কীর্তন ।
নামের মহিমা উঠাইল পণ্ডিতগণ ॥ ১৭৬ ॥
tina-lakṣa nāma ṭhākura karena kīrtana
nāmera mahimā uṭhāila paṇḍita-gaṇa
It was mentioned in the assembly that Haridāsa Ṭhākura chanted the holy names of Kṛṣṇa 300,000 times a day. Thus all the learned scholars began to discuss the glories of the holy name.
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The assembly heard that Haridāsa Ṭhākura chanted the holy names of Kṛṣṇa 300,000 times each day.
His daily chanting became a subject of attention among the learned scholars.
The scholars then began discussing the glories of the holy name.
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:
Haridāsa Ṭhākura replied that their deliverance would be possible if they very loudly chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, for hearing the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra chanted loudly, even with but little realization, would help them. After describing this incident, the author of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta also describes how Haridāsa Ṭhākura was tested at Benāpola, a village near Śāntipura.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 3
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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: “chanted”, “holy name”, “names of”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “discuss”, “discussing”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does hearing about Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s chanting inspire my own interest in the holy name?
Set aside a few minutes today to chant the holy names of Kṛṣṇa.
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