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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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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Offering Blessings Instead of Taking Insult

  1. 1

    Haridāsa Ṭhākura asked everyone to return home and wished Lord Kṛṣṇa’s blessings upon them.

  2. 2

    He told them not to be sorry because he had been insulted.

  3. 3

    The purport explains that a pure Vaiṣṇava never takes anyone’s insults seriously. It identifies this as the teaching of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Key points from the purport
  • From this statement by Haridāsa Ṭhākura, it is understood that a pure Vaiṣṇava never takes anyone’s insults seriously.
  • This is the teaching of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu:

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 3
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. yāha gharago to your homes
  2. kṛṣṇa karunamay Lord Kṛṣṇa bestow
  3. kuśala sabārablessings to everyone
  4. āmāra sambandheon my account
  5. duḥkhaunhappiness
  6. nā ha-ukamay there not be
  7. kāhāraof anyone
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “blessings”

  • 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”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might wishing others well change the way you carry an insult?

Practice

If a hurtful remark comes to mind today, offer a brief prayer for Lord Kṛṣṇa’s blessings upon the person.

Live this todayOffering Blessings Instead of Taking InsultThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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