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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.234
আসিয়া তুলসীরে সেই কৈলা নমস্কার ।
তুলসী পরিক্রমা করি’ গেলা গোঁফা-দ্বার ॥ ২৩৪ ॥
āsiyā tulasīre sei kailā namaskāra
tulasī parikramā kari’ gelā goṅphā-dvāra
After coming there, the woman offered obeisances to the tulasī plant, and after circumambulating the tulasī plant she came to the door of the cave where Haridāsa Ṭhākura was sitting.
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Upon arriving, the woman offered obeisances to the tulasī plant.
She then circumambulated the tulasī plant.
Afterward, she came to the door of the cave where Haridāsa Ṭhākura was sitting.
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
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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: “haridāsa”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “offered”
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What do I notice about the order of her respectful actions?
If a tulasī plant is accessible today, offer obeisances to it.
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