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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 3.198Antya 3.200

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.199

হরিদাস কহেন, — “যদি নামাভাসে ‘মুক্তি’ নয় ।

তবে আমার নাক কাটিমু, — এই সুনিশ্চয় ।।” ১৯৯ ।। ॥ ১৯৯ ॥

haridāsa kahena, — “yadi nāmābhāse ‘mukti’ naya

tabe āmāra nāka kāṭimu, — ei suniścaya”

Translation

Then Haridāsa Ṭhākura accepted the challenge offered by Gopāla Cakravartī. “If by nāmābhāsa liberation is not available,” he said, “certainly I shall cut off my nose.”

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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.

Haridāsa’s Confidence in Nāmābhāsa

  1. 1

    Haridāsa Ṭhākura accepts the challenge offered by Gopāla Cakravartī.

  2. 2

    He firmly maintains that liberation is available through nāmābhāsa.

  3. 3

    He stakes his own nose on this statement, showing how confidently he holds to it.

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:

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. haridāsa kahenaHaridāsa Ṭhākura said
  2. yadiif
  3. nāma-ābhāsesimply by the awakening of the holy name of the Lord
  4. mukti nayamukti is not available
  5. tabethen
  6. āmāramy
  7. nākanose
  8. kāṭimuI shall cut off
  9. eithis
  10. suniścayacertain
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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: “haridāsa”

  • 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: “offered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to you about Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s confidence in nāmābhāsa?

Practice

Write down Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s central teaching here: liberation is available through nāmābhāsa.

Live this todayHaridāsa’s Confidence in NāmābhāsaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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