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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 3.67 Antya 3.69

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.68

হরিদাস কহে, — “প্রভু, সে কৃপা তোমার ।

স্থাবর-জঙ্গম আগে করিয়াছ নিস্তার ॥ ৬৮ ॥

haridāsa kahe, — “prabhu, se kṛpā tomāra

sthāvara-jaṅgama āge kariyācha nistāra

Translation

Haridāsa Ṭhākura replied, “My dear Lord, the deliverance of all moving and nonmoving living entities takes place only by Your mercy. You have already granted this mercy and delivered them.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Deliverance Comes Only by the Lord’s Mercy

1
Haridāsa Ṭhākura said that all moving and nonmoving living entities are delivered only by the Lord’s mercy.
2
He addressed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu directly as the giver of this mercy.
3
He declared that the Lord had already granted His mercy and delivered them.

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

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.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

haridāsa kaheHaridāsa replied
prabhumy dear Lord
sethat
kṛpāmercy
tomāraYour
sthāvara-jaṅgamanonmoving and moving living entities
āgepreviously
kariyācha nistāraYou have delivered

Key ideas in this verse

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: “mercy”, “deliverance”, “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: “haridāsa”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s confidence help me reflect on the Lord’s mercy?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer acknowledging your dependence on Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mercy.

Live this todayDeliverance Comes Only by the Lord’s MercyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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