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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 3.211Antya 3.213

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.212

যদ্যপি হরিদাস বিপ্রের দোষ না লইলা ।

তথাপি ঈশ্বর তারে ফল ভুঞ্জাইলা ॥ ২১২ ॥

yadyapi haridāsa viprera doṣa nā la-ilā

tathāpi īśvara tāre phala bhuñjāilā

Translation

Although Haridāsa Ṭhākura, as a Vaiṣṇava, did not take seriously the brāhmaṇa’s offense, the Supreme Personality of Godhead could not tolerate it, and thus he made the brāhmaṇa suffer the consequences.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Forgiveness Does Not Remove an Offense’s Consequences

  1. 1

    Haridāsa Ṭhākura, as a Vaiṣṇava, did not take the brāhmaṇa’s offense seriously.

  2. 2

    The Supreme Personality of Godhead could not tolerate the offense against His devotee.

  3. 3

    The brāhmaṇa suffered the consequences, even though Haridāsa Ṭhākura did not hold the offense against him.

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:

Because of this offense, Gopāla Cakravartī was punished by being afflicted with leprosy. Haridāsa Ṭhākura later left Cāndapura and went to the house of Advaita Ācārya, where he was tested by Māyādevī, the personification of the external energy.
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. yadyapialthough
  2. haridāsaHaridāsa Ṭhākura
  3. vipreraof the brāhmaṇa
  4. doṣaoffense
  5. nādid not
  6. la-ilātake seriously
  7. tathāpistill
  8. īśvarathe Supreme Personality of Godhead
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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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s response help me let go of a personal insult?

Practice

Today, pause before responding to an insult and choose not to answer with an insult.

Live this todayForgiveness Does Not Remove an Offense’s ConsequencesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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