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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 3.54Antya 3.56

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.55

যদ্যপি অন্য সঙ্কেতে অন্য হয় নামাভাস ।

তথাপি নামের তেজ না হয় বিনাশ ॥ ৫৫ ॥

yadyapi anya saṅkete anya haya nāmābhāsa

tathāpi nāmera teja nā haya vināśa

Translation

Nāmācārya Haridāsa Ṭhākura, the authority on the chanting of the holy name, said, “The chanting of the Lord’s holy name to indicate something other than the Lord is an instance of nāmābhāsa. Even when the holy name is chanted in this way, its transcendental power is not destroyed.

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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.

Nāmābhāsa Retains the Holy Name’s Power

  1. 1

    Haridāsa Ṭhākura is called Nāmācārya, the authority on chanting the holy name.

  2. 2

    He explains that chanting the Lord’s name to indicate something other than the Lord is an instance of nāmābhāsa.

  3. 3

    Even when spoken in this way, the holy name’s transcendental power is not destroyed. A different intended meaning does not remove that power.

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 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. After describing this incident, the author of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta also describes how Haridāsa Ṭhākura was tested at Benāpola, a village near Śāntipura.
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. yadyapialthough
  2. anyaanother
  3. saṅketeby intimation
  4. anyathat other
  5. hayais
  6. nāma-ābhāsaalmost equal to the holy name
  7. tathāpistill
  8. nāmera tejathe transcendental power of the holy name
  9. nā haya vināśais not destroyed
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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: “chanting”, “holy name”, “haridāsa”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this teaching change the value I place on uttering the Lord’s name?

Practice

Repeat the Lord’s name today, consciously addressing Him rather than referring to something else.

Live this todayNāmābhāsa Retains the Holy Name’s PowerThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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