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  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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Antya-līlā · Chapter 3: The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura
Antya 3.177Antya 3.179

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.178

হরিদাস কহেন, — “নামের এই দুই ফল নয় ।

নামের ফলে কৃষ্ণপদে প্রেম উপজয় ॥ ১৭৮ ॥

haridāsa kahena, — “nāmera ei dui phala naya

nāmera phale kṛṣṇa-pade prema upajaya

Translation

Haridāsa Ṭhākura protested, “These two benedictions are not the true result of chanting the holy name. Actually, by chanting the holy name without offenses, one awakens his ecstatic love for the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa.

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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.

Chanting’s True Result Is Love for Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Haridāsa Ṭhākura protested that freedom from sinful reactions and liberation are not the true result of chanting the holy name.

  2. 2

    He explained that chanting the holy name without offenses awakens ecstatic love.

  3. 3

    This love is directed toward the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa. Haridāsa Ṭhākura placed this awakening of love above the two blessings discussed.

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. haridāsa kahenaHaridāsa Ṭhākura replied
  2. nāmeraof chanting the holy name of the Lord
  3. eithese
  4. duitwo
  5. phalaresults
  6. nayaare not
  7. nāmera phaleby the result of chanting the holy name
  8. kṛṣṇa-padeat the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa
  9. prema upajayaawakening of ecstatic love
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Key ideas in this verse

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”, “holy name”, “haridāsa”

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “ecstatic love”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “lotus feet”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Am I looking only for relief through chanting, or also for love for Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Before chanting today, pause and express your wish to chant without offenses and awaken love for Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayChanting’s True Result Is Love for KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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