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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.244
কীর্তন করিতে আসি’ প্রাতঃকাল হৈল ।
প্রাতঃকাল দেখি’ নারী উঠিয়া চলিল ॥ ২৪৪ ॥
kīrtana karite āsi’ prātaḥ-kāla haila
prātaḥ-kāla dekhi’ nārī uṭhiyā calila
In this way, as he chanted and chanted, the morning approached, and when the woman saw that it was morning, she got up and left.
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Haridāsa Ṭhākura continued chanting as the morning approached.
When the woman saw that it was morning, she got up and left.
Her presence did not interrupt his chanting. His attention remained with Kṛṣṇa and His holy name.
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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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”, “chanting”, “holy name”
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What helps you stay attentive to the holy name when distractions arise?
Set aside five minutes today to chant the holy name without attending to distractions.
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