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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.219
মহা-মহা-বিপ্র এথা কুলীন-সমাজ ।
নীচে আদর কর, না বাসহ ভয় লাজ !! ২১৯ ।। ॥ ২১৯ ॥
mahā-mahā-vipra ethā kulīna-samāja
nīce ādara kara, nā vāsaha bhaya lāja!!
“Sir, You are living within a society of great, great brāhmaṇas and aristocrats, but without fear or shame You adore a lower-class man like me.
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Haridāsa Ṭhākura noted that Advaita Ācārya lived among great brāhmaṇas and aristocrats.
Speaking humbly, Haridāsa Ṭhākura described himself as a lower-class man.
Yet Advaita Ācārya adored him without fear or shame. Social standing did not prevent Him from showing Haridāsa Ṭhākura honor.
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.
Does concern about social standing ever keep me from showing someone sincere respect?
Show sincere respect today to someone whose social standing differs from your own.
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