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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.225
হরিদাস করে গোঁফায় নাম-সঙ্কীর্তন ।
কৃষ্ণ অবতীর্ণ হইবেন, — এই তাঁর মন ॥ ২২৫ ॥
haridāsa kare goṅphāya nāma-saṅkīrtana
kṛṣṇa avatīrṇa ha-ibena, — ei tāṅra mana
Similarly, Haridāsa Ṭhākura chanted in his cave on the bank of the Ganges with the intention of causing Kṛṣṇa’s descent.
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Haridāsa Ṭhākura chanted in his cave on the bank of the Ganges.
His intention in chanting was to cause Kṛṣṇa’s descent.
His chanting shared the purpose of Advaita Ācārya’s worship: calling for Kṛṣṇa to descend for the deliverance of fallen souls.
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 replied that their deliverance would be possible if they very loudly chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, for hearing the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra chanted loudly, even with but little realization, would help them. After describing this incident, the author of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta also describes how Haridāsa Ṭhākura was tested at Benāpola, a village near Śāntipura.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 3
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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: “chanted”, “haridāsa”
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “fallen”
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: “deliverance”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What intention do I bring to my chanting?
Chant the holy name for a few quiet minutes today, praying for the spiritual welfare of others.
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