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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.229
একদিন হরিদাস গোঁফাতে বসিয়া ।
নাম-সঙ্কীর্তন করেন উচ্চ করিয়া ॥ ২২৯ ॥
eka-dina haridāsa goṅphāte vasiyā
nāma-saṅkīrtana karena ucca kariyā
One day Haridāsa Ṭhākura was sitting in his cave, reciting the holy name of the Lord very loudly.
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Haridāsa Ṭhākura was sitting in his cave.
He was reciting the holy name of the Lord.
His recitation was very loud; chanting is the central activity in this scene.
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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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: “holy name”, “haridāsa”, “chanting”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What place does reciting the holy name have in my day?
Set aside a brief moment today to recite the holy name of the Lord aloud.
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