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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.260
উপদেশ পাঞা মায়া চলিলা হঞা প্রীত ।
এ-সব কথাতে কারো না জন্মে প্রতীত ॥ ২৬০ ॥
upadeśa pāñā māyā calilā hañā prīta
e-saba kathāte kāro nā janme pratīta
After thus being instructed by Haridāsa Ṭhākura, Māyā left with great pleasure. Unfortunately, some people have no faith in these narrations.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Māyā received instruction from Haridāsa Ṭhākura to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.
After receiving this instruction, she left with great pleasure.
The verse expresses regret that some people have no faith in these narrations.
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.
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”, “chant”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What is your response to Māyā’s pleasure in receiving the instruction to chant?
Reread this narration slowly and reflect on Māyā’s joyful acceptance of the instruction.
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