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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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Madhya 11.184 Madhya 11.186

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.185

মহাপ্রভু আইলা তবে হরিদাস-মিলনে ।

হরিদাস করে প্রেমে নাম-সংকীর্তনে ॥ ১৮৫ ॥

mahāprabhu āilā tabe haridāsa-milane

haridāsa kare preme nāma-saṅkīrtane

Translation

After this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to meet Haridāsa Ṭhākura, and He saw him engaged in chanting the mahā-mantra with ecstatic love. Haridāsa chanted, “Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.”

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Chanting the Mahā-mantra With Love

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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to meet Haridāsa Ṭhākura.
2
He saw Haridāsa Ṭhākura engaged in chanting the mahā-mantra with ecstatic love.
3
Haridāsa chanted, “Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.”

How it feels

Communal anticipation. Arriving devotees, kīrtana, and longing to meet the Lord converge.

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Madhya 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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

Haridāsa Ṭhākura also came, and due to his humble and submissive attitude, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave him a nice solitary place near the temple. After this, the Lord began performing saṅkīrtana, dividing all the devotees into four groups.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
āilācame
tabethereafter
haridāsa-milaneto meet Ṭhākura Haridāsa
haridāsaṬhākura Haridāsa
karedoes
premein ecstatic love
nāma-saṅkīrtanechanting of the holy name

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”, “haridāsa”
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “ecstatic love”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s loving chanting inspire your own chanting?

Practice

Chant the mahā-mantra given here slowly and attentively today.

Live this todayChanting the Mahā-mantra With LoveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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