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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.49
একদিন প্রভু হরিদাসেরে মিলিলা ।
তাঁহা লঞা গোষ্ঠী করি’ তাঁহারে পুছিলা ॥ ৪৯ ॥
eka-dina prabhu haridāsere mililā
tāṅhā lañā goṣṭhī kari’ tāṅhāre puchilā
One day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu met Haridāsa Ṭhākura as usual, and in the course of discussion He inquired as follows.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu met Haridāsa Ṭhākura one day.
The words “as usual” indicate that such meetings were customary.
During their discussion, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked a question; this verse introduces that inquiry without giving its content.
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:
On another occasion, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu once inquired from Haridāsa Ṭhākura, who was known as Brahma Haridāsa, how the yavanas, or persons bereft of Vedic culture, would be delivered in Kali-yuga . Haridāsa Ṭhākura replied that their deliverance would be possible if they very loudly chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, for hearing the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra chanted loudly, even with but little realization, would help them.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.
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: “discussion”
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.
Do I make room for thoughtful questions in my conversations?
In one conversation today, ask a thoughtful question and listen carefully to the reply.
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