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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.198
বিপ্র কহে, — “নামাভাসে যদি ‘মুক্তি’ নয় ।
তবে তোমার নাক কাটি’ করহ নিশ্চয় ।।” ১৯৮ ।। ॥ ১৯৮ ॥
vipra kahe, — “nāmābhāse yadi ‘mukti’ naya
tabe tomāra nāka kāṭi’ karaha niścaya”
Gopāla Cakravartī said, “If one is not liberated by nāmābhāsa, then you may be certain that I shall cut off your nose.”
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Gopāla Cakravartī makes a challenge concerning liberation through nāmābhāsa.
He threatens to cut off Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s nose if liberation does not come through nāmābhāsa.
The neighbouring verses show that this threatening challenge greatly agitates the assembly.
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:
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. Because of this offense, Gopāla Cakravartī was punished by being afflicted with leprosy.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: “haridāsa”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When you disagree about a spiritual teaching, how can you keep your words respectful?
Before voicing one disagreement today, remove any insulting or threatening words from what you intend to say.
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