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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.220
অলৌকিক আচার তোমার কহিতে পাই ভয় ।
সেই কৃপা করিবা, — যাতে মোর রক্ষা হয় ।।” ২২০ ।। ॥ ২২০ ॥
alaukika ācāra tomāra kahite pāi bhaya
sei kṛpā karibā, — yāte mora rakṣā haya”
“My dear Sir, Your behavior is uncommon. Indeed, sometimes I am afraid to speak to You. But please favor me by protecting me from the behavior of society.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Haridāsa Ṭhākura feared that society’s criticism of his Muslim birth would cause difficulty for Advaita Ācārya, who cared for him.
Advaita Ācārya treated Haridāsa Ṭhākura as a most elevated Vaiṣṇava. We should follow His example rather than the envy of others.
Europeans and Americans who accept the principles of Vaiṣṇava philosophy and behavior should never be excluded from Vaiṣṇava society.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
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. She also received his favor by being blessed with the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 3
Learn the words of the 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: “favor”
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.
Do I allow someone’s birth or background to overshadow my respect for their devotional life?
Offer a sincere word of respect to a devotee whose background differs from yours.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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