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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.245
এইমত তিনদিন করে আগমন ।
নানা ভাব দেখায়, যাতে ব্রহ্মার হরে মন ॥ ২৪৫ ॥
ei-mata tina-dina kare āgamana
nānā bhāva dekhāya, yāte brahmāra hare mana
For three days she approached Haridāsa Ṭhākura in this way, exhibiting various feminine postures that would bewilder the mind of even Lord Brahmā.
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The woman approached Haridāsa Ṭhākura in this way for three days.
She exhibited various feminine postures powerful enough to bewilder even Lord Brahmā.
Despite these repeated attempts, Haridāsa Ṭhākura remained absorbed in 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: “haridāsa”, “holy name”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When a distraction repeatedly returns, how can you return your attention to Kṛṣṇa?
During your chanting today, gently return your attention to the holy name whenever it wanders.
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