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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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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.86

হরিদাস-দ্বারা নাম-মাহাত্ম্য-প্রকাশ ।

সনাতন-দ্বারা ভক্তিসিদ্ধান্তবিলাস ॥ ৮৬ ॥

haridāsa-dvārā nāma-māhātmya-prakāśa

sanātana-dvārā bhakti-siddhānta-vilāsa

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu exhibited the glories of the holy name of the Lord through Haridāsa Ṭhākura, who was born in a Muslim family. Similarly, He exhibited the essence of devotional service through Sanātana Gosvāmī, who had almost been converted into a Muslim.

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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.

Devotional Glory Transcends Family Background

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu exhibited the glories of the Lord's holy name through Haridāsa Ṭhākura, who was born in a Muslim family.

  2. 2

    He exhibited the essence of devotional service through Sanātana Gosvāmī, who had almost been converted into a Muslim.

  3. 3

    These examples continue the teaching that family background does not prevent someone from being an instrument of the Lord's spiritual teaching.

How it feels

Humility and discernment. The Lord directs a seeker to Rāmānanda and clarifies genuine spiritual qualification.

The mood of Antya 5 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 5: How Pradyumna Miśra Received Instructions from Rāmānanda Rāya

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Although Svarūpa Dāmodara condemned the entire drama, by reference to secondary meanings of the introductory verse he nevertheless satisfied the brāhmaṇa. That brāhmaṇa poet thus became greatly obliged to Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, renounced his family connections and stayed at Jagannātha Purī with the associates of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. haridāsa-dvārāthrough Haridāsa Ṭhākura
  2. nāma-māhātmyaof the glories of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra
  3. prakāśamanifestation
  4. sanātana-dvārāthrough Sanātana Gosvāmī
  5. bhakti-siddhānta-vilāsaspreading the essence of devotional life
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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: “holy name”, “haridāsa”

  • 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: “service”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do these examples help me look beyond family background when honoring devotion?

Practice

Take a quiet moment today to chant the Lord's holy name, remembering its glory as expressed in this verse.

Live this todayDevotional Glory Transcends Family BackgroundThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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