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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.195
হরিদাস কহেন, — কেনে করহ সংশয় ? শাস্ত্রে কহে, — নামাভাস-মাত্রে ‘মুক্তি’ হয় ॥ ১৯৫ ॥
haridāsa kahena, — kene karaha saṁśaya?
śāstre kahe, — nāmābhāsa-mātre ‘mukti’ haya
Haridāsa Ṭhākura said, “Why are you doubtful? The revealed scriptures say that one can attain liberation simply by a glimpse of offenseless chanting of the holy name.
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Haridāsa Ṭhākura directly asks why Gopāla Cakravartī is doubtful.
He grounds his answer in the revealed scriptures.
The scriptures say that liberation can be attained simply by a glimpse of offenseless chanting of the holy name.
Steadfast compassion. Haridāsa’s spiritual conviction and the reach of the holy name confront prejudice and temptation.
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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: “chanting”, “holy name”, “haridāsa”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can turning to revealed scripture help me examine my doubts about the holy name?
Chant the holy name for a few quiet minutes, remembering Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s emphasis on offenseless chanting.
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