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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.249
হরিদাস ঠাকুর কহেন, — “আমি কি করিমু ? নিয়ম করিয়াছি, তাহা কেমনে ছাড়িমু ?” ২৪৯ ।। ॥ ২৪৯ ॥
haridāsa ṭhākura kahena, — “āmi ki karimu?
niyama kariyāchi, tāhā kemane chāḍimu?”
Haridāsa Ṭhākura said, “My dear friend, what can I do? I have made a vow. How, then, can I give it up?”
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Haridāsa Ṭhākura addressed the woman as “My dear friend.”
He explained that he had made a vow and asked how he could give it up.
His reply shows his firm commitment to continue chanting the holy name.
Steadfast compassion. Haridāsa’s spiritual conviction and the reach of the holy name confront prejudice and temptation.
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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”, “chanting”, “holy name”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What small commitment to chanting can you realistically honor?
Make a modest commitment to chant for a set number of minutes today, and complete it.
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