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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.192
পরম-সুন্দর, পণ্ডিত, নূতন-যৌবন ।
নামাভাসে ‘মুক্তি’ শুনি’ না হইল সহন ॥ ১৯২ ॥
parama-sundara, paṇḍita, nūtana-yauvana
nāmābhāse ‘mukti’ śuni’ nā ha-ila sahana
He had handsome bodily features, and he was learned and youthful, but he could not tolerate the statement that simply by glimpsing the awakening of the Lord’s holy name one can attain liberation.
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Gopāla Cakravartī was learned, handsome and youthful, yet he could not tolerate Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s statement about the holy name.
Vaiṣṇavas follow the śāstras: liberation comes as a by-product of offenseless chanting. There is no need to endeavor separately for it.
The purport contrasts the impersonalists’ difficult endeavor with liberation’s readiness to serve a pure devotee who has unflinching faith and reverence.
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The purport of CC Antya 3.192 quotesBG 12.5
Māyāvādīs cannot tolerate the statements of the śāstras about how easily liberation can be achieved, for, as stated in the Bhagavad-gītā (12.5), kleśo’dhikaratas teṣām avyaktāsakta-cetasām: impersonalists must work hard for many, many births, and only then will they perhaps be liberated.
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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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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: “holy name”, “chanting”, “haridāsa”
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: “pure devotee”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “serve”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I willing to receive the śāstras’ teaching even when it challenges my expectations?
Spend a few minutes chanting the Lord’s holy name with reverence, seeking devotion rather than a separate reward.
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