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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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 3.179Antya 3.181

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.180

আনুষঙ্গিক ফল নামের — ‘মুক্তি’, ‘পাপনাশ’ ।

তাহার দৃষ্টান্ত যৈছে সূর্যের প্রকাশ ॥ ১৮০ ॥

ānuṣaṅgika phala nāmera — ‘mukti’, ‘pāpa-nāśa’

tāhāra dṛṣṭānta yaiche sūryera prakāśa

Translation

“Liberation and extinction of the reactions of sinful life are two concomitant by-products of chanting the holy name of the Lord. An example is found in the gleams of morning sunlight.

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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 Gives More Than Liberation

  1. 1

    Liberation and the extinction of sinful reactions are two by-products of chanting the Lord’s holy name.

  2. 2

    The gleams of morning sunlight illustrate how these results arise as chanting awakens.

  3. 3

    These by-products are not the highest result. The following explanation points to service in ecstatic love at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet.

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. ānuṣaṅgikaconcomitant
  2. phalaresult
  3. nāmeraof the holy name
  4. muktiliberation
  5. pāpa-nāśaextinction of the resultant actions of sinful life
  6. tāhāraof that
  7. dṛṣṭāntaexample
  8. yaicheas
  9. sūryera prakāśalight of the sun
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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”

  • 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 seeking only relief through chanting, or also loving service to Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Chant the Lord’s holy name today with the wish to serve Kṛṣṇa, rather than merely gain relief.

Live this todayChanting Gives More Than LiberationThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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