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  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 3.213Antya 3.215

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.214

বিপ্রের কুষ্ঠ শুনি’ হরিদাস মনে দুঃখী হৈলা ।

বলাই-পুরোহিতে কহি’ শান্তিপুর আইলা ॥ ২১৪ ॥

viprera kuṣṭha śuni’ haridāsa mane duḥkhī hailā

balāi-purohite kahi’ śāntipura āilā

Translation

Haridāsa Ṭhākura was unhappy when he heard that the brāhmaṇa Gopāla Cakravartī had been attacked by leprosy. Thus after informing Balarāma Ācārya, the priest of Hiraṇya Majumadāra, he went to Śāntipura, the home of Advaita Ācārya.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Compassion Even Toward One Who Offends

  1. 1

    Haridāsa Ṭhākura was unhappy to hear that Gopāla Cakravartī had been attacked by leprosy.

  2. 2

    Although the brāhmaṇa had offended him, Haridāsa Ṭhākura did not rejoice in his suffering.

  3. 3

    After informing Balarāma Ācārya, the priest of Hiraṇya Majumadāra, Haridāsa Ṭhākura went to Śāntipura, the home of Advaita Ācārya.

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. vipreraof the brāhmaṇa
  2. kuṣṭhaleprosy
  3. śuni’hearing
  4. haridāsaHaridāsa Ṭhākura
  5. manewithin the mind
  6. duḥkhī hailābecame unhappy
  7. balāi-purohiteunto Balarāma Ācārya
  8. kahi’speaking
  9. śāntipura āilācame to Śāntipura
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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 do I respond when someone who has hurt me experiences suffering?

Practice

If you hear of someone’s misfortune today, respond with a compassionate word rather than satisfaction.

Live this todayCompassion Even Toward One Who OffendsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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