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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.97
সব কহা না যায় হরিদাসের চরিত্র ।
কেহ কিছু কহে করিতে আপনা পবিত্র ॥ ৯৭ ॥
saba kahā nā yāya haridāsera caritra
keha kichu kahe karite āpanā pavitra
No one can describe all the qualities of Haridāsa Ṭhākura. One may say something about them just to purify himself.
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No one can describe all the qualities of Haridāsa Ṭhākura.
Still, one may say something about those qualities.
The purpose of such speaking is to purify oneself, not to give a complete account.
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.
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.
When I speak about a devotee, am I seeking purification or trying to display my knowledge?
Read aloud one statement from this batch about Haridāsa Ṭhākura, with the intention of purifying yourself.
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