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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Antya-līlā · Chapter 3: The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura
Antya 3.247Antya 3.249

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.248

“তিন দিন বঞ্চিলা আমা করি’ আশ্বাসন ।

রাত্রি-দিনে নহে তোমার নাম-সমাপন ।।” ২৪৮ ॥ ২৪৮ ॥

“tina dina vañcilā āmā kari’ āśvāsana

rātri-dine nahe tomāra nāma-samāpana”

Translation

“My dear sir, for three days you have cheated me by giving me false assurances, for I see that throughout the entire day and night your chanting of the holy name is never finished.”

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Chanting That Never Seems to End

  1. 1

    The woman complained that Haridāsa Ṭhākura had given her false assurances for three days.

  2. 2

    She observed that his chanting of the holy name continued throughout the day and night.

  3. 3

    Her complaint reveals how steadily he chanted. In his reply, he explained that he had made a vow.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Antya 3: The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura

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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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tina dinafor three days
  2. vañcilāyou have cheated
  3. āmāme
  4. kari’ āśvāsanagiving assurance
  5. rātri-dinethroughout the entire day and night
  6. naheis not
  7. tomārayour
  8. nāma-samāpanafinishing of the chanting of the holy name
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Key ideas in this verse

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: “chanting”, “holy name”, “haridāsa”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What place does chanting have among your daily commitments?

Practice

Choose a specific time today for a short, uninterrupted period of chanting.

Live this todayChanting That Never Seems to EndThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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