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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.53
যবনসকলের ‘মুক্তি’ হবে অনায়াসে ।
‘হা রাম, হা রাম’ বলি’ কহে নামাভাসে ॥ ৫৩ ॥
yavana-sakalera ‘mukti’ habe anāyāse
‘hā rāma, hā rāma’ bali’ kahe nāmābhāse
“Because the yavanas are accustomed to saying ‘hā rāma, hā rāma’ [‘O Lord Rāmacandra’], they will very easily be delivered by this nāmābhāsa.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Haridāsa Ṭhākura reassures the Lord that the yavanas can be delivered. Their accustomed utterance of ‘hā rāma, hā rāma’ is the reason for his confidence.
He describes this utterance as nāmābhāsa. The surrounding explanation shows that the holy name retains its power even when spoken with another meaning.
Haridāsa Ṭhākura says that through this nāmābhāsa they will very easily be delivered. His reply answers the Lord’s anxiety with hope.
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:
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.
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “delivered”
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: “holy name”, “haridāsa”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s confidence deepen my appreciation of the holy name?
Today, say ‘hā rāma, hā rāma’ while remembering the hope expressed by Haridāsa Ṭhākura.
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