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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.251
ব্রহ্মাদি জীব, আমি সবারে মোহিলুঁ ।
একেলা তোমারে আমি মোহিতে নারিলুঁ ॥ ২৫১ ॥
brahmādi jīva, āmi sabāre mohiluṅ
ekelā tomāre āmi mohite nāriluṅ
“I have previously captivated the mind of even Brahmā, what to speak of others. Your mind alone have I failed to attract.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The illusory energy said that she had captivated even Brahmā but had failed to attract Haridāsa Ṭhākura's mind. The purport explains that māyā captivates living beings through sexual desire and the thought that they are enjoyers.
Haridāsa Ṭhākura always thought of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and remained busy satisfying the Lord's senses. His full engagement is practical proof of the strength of devotional service.
To surpass māyā, one must give up identifying the body as the self and think of oneself as an eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa and the Vaiṣṇavas. Proper devotional service brings anartha-nivṛtti, the cessation of everything unwanted.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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.
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: “service”, “servant”
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Where can you replace the wish to be the enjoyer with the wish to serve Kṛṣṇa?
Before chanting today, pause and remember: “I am an eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa and the Vaiṣṇavas.”
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