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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 3.251Antya 3.254

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Antya 3.252-253

মহাভাগবত তুমি, — তোমার দর্শনে ।

তোমার কৃষ্ণনাম-কীর্তন-শ্রবণে ॥ ২৫২ ॥

mahā-bhāgavata tumi, — tomāra darśane

tomāra kṛṣṇa-nāma-kīrtana-śravaṇe

Translation

“My dear sir, you are the foremost devotee. Simply seeing you and hearing you chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa has purified my consciousness. Now I want to chant the holy name of the Lord. Please be kind to me by instructing me about the ecstasy of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.

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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.

Devotee Association Awakens the Desire to Chant

  1. 1

    The speaker says that seeing the foremost devotee and hearing him chant Kṛṣṇa’s holy name has purified her consciousness.

  2. 2

    This association has awakened her own desire to chant the holy name of the Lord.

  3. 3

    She humbly asks for kindness and instruction about the ecstasy of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.

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. mahā-bhāgavatathe foremost devotee
  2. tumiyou
  3. tomāra darśaneby seeing you
  4. tomārayour
  5. kṛṣṇa-nāmaof the holy name of Kṛṣṇa
  6. kīrtanachanting
  7. śravaṇeby hearing
  8. cittaconsciousness
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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: “chant”, “holy name”

  • Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association

    Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “association”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might hearing a devotee chant strengthen your own desire to chant?

Practice

Listen attentively to a devotee chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra for a few minutes.

Live this todayDevotee Association Awakens the Desire to ChantThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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