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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 3.72 Antya 3.74

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.73

যৈছে কৈলা ঝারিখণ্ডে বৃন্দাবন যাইতে ।

বলভদ্র-ভট্টাচার্য কহিয়াছেন আমাতে ॥ ৭৩ ॥

yaiche kailā jhārikhaṇḍe vṛndāvana yāite

balabhadra-bhaṭṭācārya kahiyāchena āmāte

Translation

“My dear Lord, all the incidents that took place while You were going to Vṛndāvana through the forest known as Jhārikhaṇḍa have been related to me by Your servant Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya.

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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.

Hearing Accounts from the Lord’s Servant

1
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu traveled toward Vṛndāvana through the forest known as Jhārikhaṇḍa.
2
His servant Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya related the incidents of that journey to Haridāsa Ṭhākura.
3
Haridāsa Ṭhākura clearly named the person from whom he had heard these accounts.

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:

He also especially requested Dāmodara Paṇḍita to remind His mother that He was sometimes going to her home to accept the food she offered. Thus, following the order of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Dāmodara Paṇḍita went to Navadvīpa, taking with him all kinds of prasādam from Lord Jagannātha.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

yaicheas
kailāYou have performed
jhārikhaṇḍein the forest known as Jhārikhaṇḍa (Jharkhand)
vṛndāvana yāitewhile going to Vṛndāvana
balabhadra-bhaṭṭācāryaYour servant Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya
kahiyāchena āmātehas said to me

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “servant”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”
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

Am I careful to acknowledge where I have heard an account of the Lord?

Practice

When sharing one teaching from today’s reading, mention that it comes from Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta.

Live this todayHearing Accounts from the Lord’s ServantThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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