Chapter 11

                   The Passing of Haridasa Thakura

 

   The summary of the chapter is given by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura in his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya as follows. In this chapter, Brahma Haridasa Thakura gave up his body with the consent of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and the Lord Himself personally performed the funeral ceremony and carried the body to the sea. He personally entombed the body, covered it with sand, and erected a platform on the site. After taking bath in the sea, He personally begged prasada of Jagannatha from shopkeepers and distributed prasada to the assembled devotees.

 

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                         namami haridasam tam

                     caitanyam tam ca tat-prabhum

                      samsthitam api yan-murtim

                       svanke krtva nanarta yah

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   namami--I offer my respectful obeisances; haridasam--unto Haridasa Thakura; tam--him; caitanyam--unto Lord Caitanya; tam--Him; ca--also; tat-prabhum--his master; samsthitam--dead; api--certainly; yat--whose; murtim--bodily form; sva-anke--on His lap; krtva--keeping; nanarta--danced; yah--He who.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Haridasa Thakura and his master, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who danced with the body of Haridasa Thakura on His lap.

 

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                 jaya jaya sri-caitanya jaya dayamaya

                jayadvaita-priya nityananda-priya jaya

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   jaya jaya--all glories; sri-caitanya--to Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; jaya--all glories; daya-maya--to the most merciful; jaya--all glories; advaita-priya--to the dear master of Advaita Acarya; nityananda-priya--to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is very dear to Lord Nityananda; jaya--all glories.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   All glories to Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is very merciful and who is very dear to Advaita Acarya and Lord Nityananda.

 

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                  jaya srinivasesvara haridasa-natha

               jaya gadadhara-priya svarupa-prana-natha

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   jaya--all glories; srinivasa-isvara--to the master of Srinivasa; haridasa-natha--the master of Haridasa Thakura; jaya--all glories; gadadhara-priya--to the dear master of Gadadhara; svarupa-prana-natha--the master of the life of Svarupa Damodara.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   All glories to the master of Srinivasa Thakura! All glories to the master of Haridasa Thakura! All glories to the dear master of Gadadhara Pandita! All glories to the master of the life of Svarupa Damodara!

 

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                jaya kasi-priya jagadananda-pranesvara

                  jaya rupa-sanatana-raghunathesvara

 

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   jaya--all glories; kasi-priya--to Lord Sri Caitanya, who is very dear to Kasi Misra; jagadananda-prana-isvara--the Lord of the life of Jagadananda Pandita; jaya--all glories; rupa-sanatana-raghunatha-isvara--to the Lord of Rupa Gosvami, Sanatana Gosvami and Raghunatha dasa Gosvami.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   All glories to Lord Sri Caitanya, who is very dear to Kasi Misra. He is the Lord of the life of Jagadananda and the Lord of Rupa Gosvami, Sanatana Gosvami and Raghunatha dasa Gosvami.

 

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                jaya gaura-deha krsna svayam bhagavan

               krpa kari' deha' prabhu, nija-pada-dana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   jaya--all glories; gaura-deha--to the transcendental body of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; krsna--Lord Krsna; svayam--personally; bhagavan--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; krpa kari'--being merciful; deha'--please give; prabhu--my Lord; nija-pada-dana--shelter at Your lotus feet.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   All glories to the transcendental form of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is Krsna Himself, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. My dear Lord, kindly give me shelter at Your lotus feet by Your causeless mercy.

 

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             jaya nityananda-candra jaya caitanyera prana

                tomara caranaravinde bhakti deha' dana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   jaya--all glories; nityananda-candra--to Lord Nityananda Prabhu; jaya--all glories; caitanyera prana--to the life and soul of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tomara carana-aravinde--at Your lotus feet; bhakti--devotional service; deha'--please give; dana--the gift.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   All glories to Lord Nityananda, who is the life and soul of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. My dear Lord, kindly give me engagement in devotional service at Your lotus feet.

 

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                jaya jayadvaita-candra caitanyera arya

               sva-carane bhakti deha' jayadvaitacarya

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   jaya jaya--all glories; advaita-candra--to Advaita Acarya; caitanyera arya--respected by the Lord; sva-carane--at Your lotus feet; bhakti deha'--please give devotional service; jaya--all glories; advaita-acarya--to Advaita Acarya.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   All glories to Advaita Acarya, who is treated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu as superior due to His age and respectability. Please give me engagement in devotional service at Your lotus feet.

 

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             jaya gaura-bhakta-gana,----gaura yanra prana

               saba bhakta mili' more bhakti deha' dana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   jaya--all glories; gaura-bhakta-gana--to the devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; gaura--Lord Caitanya; yanra--of whom; prana--the life and soul; saba--all; bhakta--devotees; mili'--together; more--to me; bhakti--devotional service; deha' dana--kindly give the charity.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   All glories to all the devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, for the Lord is their life and soul. All of you, kindly bestow devotional service upon me.

 

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                jaya rupa, sanatana, jiva, raghunatha

               raghunatha, gopala,----chaya mora natha

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   jaya--all glories; rupa--to Rupa Gosvami; sanatana--Sanatana Gosvami; jiva--Jiva Gosvami; raghunatha--Raghunatha dasa Gosvami; raghunatha--Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami; gopala--Gopala Bhatta Gosvami; chaya--six; mora--my; natha--lords.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   All glories to Rupa Gosvami, Sanatana Gosvami, Jiva Gosvami, Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, and Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, the six Gosvamis of Vrndavana. They are all my masters.

 

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               e-saba prasade likhi caitanya-lila-guna

                yaiche taiche likhi, kari apana pavana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   e-saba--of all these; prasade--by the mercy; likhi--I am writing; caitanya-lila guna--the attributes and pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yaiche taiche--somehow or other; likhi--I am writing; kari--I do; apana pavana--purifying myself.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   I am writing this narration of the pastimes and attributes of the Lord by the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His associates. I do not know how to write properly, but I am purifying myself by writing this description.

 

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                  ei-mata mahaprabhura nilacale vasa

                sange bhakta-gana lana kirtana-vilasa

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   ei-mata--in this way; mahaprabhura--of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nilacale vasa--residence at Jagannatha Puri; sange--along; bhakta-gana lana--taking His devotees; kirtana-vilasa--enjoyment of performance of congregational chanting.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu thus resided at Jagannatha Puri with His personal devotees and enjoyed the congregational chanting of the Hare Krsna maha mantra.

 

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                 dine nrtya-kirtana, isvara-darasana

                ratrye raya-svarupa-sane rasa-asvadana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   dine--during the daytime; nrtya-kirtana--dancing and chanting; isvara darasana--visiting the temple of Lord Jagannatha; ratrye--at night; raya--Ramananda Raya; svarupa--Svarupa Damodara Gosvami; sane--with; rasa-asvadana--tasting the transcendental mellows.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   In the daytime Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu engaged in dancing and chanting and in seeing the temple of Lord Jagannatha. At night, in the company of His most confidential devotees, such as Ramananda Raya and Svarupa Damodara Gosvami, He tasted the nectar of the transcendental mellows of Lord Sri Krsna's pastimes.

 

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                 ei-mata mahaprabhura sukhe kala yaya

                 krsnera viraha-vikara ange nana haya

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   ei-mata--in this way; mahaprabhura--of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sukhe--in happiness; kala yaya--time passes; krsnera--of Lord Krsna; viraha--from separation; vikara--transformations; ange--on the body; nana--various; haya--there are.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu very happily passed His days in this way at Nilacala, Jagannatha Puri. Feeling separation from Krsna, He exhibited many transcendental symptoms all over His body.

 

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                dine dine bade vikara, ratrye atisaya

              cinta, udvega, pralapadi yata sastre kaya

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   dine dine--day after day; bade--increase; vikara--transformations; ratrye atisaya--especially at night; cinta--anxiety; udvega--agitation; pralapa--talking like a madman; adi--and so on; yata--as many as; sastre kaya--are mentioned in the sastras.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Day after day the symptoms increased, and at night they increased even more. All these symptoms, such as transcendental anxiety, agitation, and talking like a madman, were present, just as they are described in the sastras.

 

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                  svarupa gosani, ara ramananda-raya

                ratri-dine kare donhe prabhura sahaya

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   svarupa gosani--Svarupa Damodara Gosvami; ara--and; ramananda-raya--Ramananda Raya; ratri-dine--day and night; kare--do; donhe--both of them; prabhura--of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sahaya--help.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Svarupa Damodara Gosvami and Ramananda Raya, the chief assistants in Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's pastimes, remained with Him both day and night.

 

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                  eka-dina govinda maha-prasada lana

                   haridase dite gela anandita hana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   eka-dina--one day; govinda--the personal servant of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; maha-prasada lana--taking maha-prasada; haridase dite--to deliver to Haridasa; gela--went; anandita hana--in great jubilation.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   One day Govinda, the personal servant of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, went in great jubilation to deliver the remnants of Lord Jagannatha's food to Haridasa Thakura.

 

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             dekhe,----haridasa thakura kariyache sayana

               manda manda kariteche sankhya-sankirtana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   dekhe--he saw; haridasa thakura--Haridasa Thakura; kariyache sayana--was lying down; manda manda--very slowly; kariteche--he was doing; sankhya sankirtana--chanting the fixed number of rounds.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   When Govinda came to Haridasa, he saw that Haridasa Thakura was lying on his back and chanting his rounds very slowly.

 

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             govinda kahe,----'utha asi' karaha bhojana'

                haridasa kahe,----aji karimu langhana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   govinda kahe--Govinda said; utha--please get up; asi'--coming; karaha bhojana--take your prasada; haridasa kahe--Haridasa replied; aji--today; karimu langhana--I shall observe fasting.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   "Please rise and take your maha-prasada," Govinda said. Haridasa Thakura replied, "Today I shall observe fasting.

 

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              sankhya-kirtana pure nahi, ke-mate khaiba?

               maha-prasada aniyacha, ke-mate upeksiba?

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   sankhya-kirtana--the fixed amount of chanting; pure nahi--is not complete; ke-mate khaiba--how shall I eat; maha-prasada aniyacha--you have brought the maha-prasada; ke-mate upeksiba--how shall I neglect.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   "I have not finished chanting my regular number of rounds. How, then, can I eat? But you have brought maha-prasada, and how can I neglect it?"

 

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                eta bali' maha-prasada karila vandana

                 eka ranca lana tara karila bhaksana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   eta bali'--saying this; maha-prasada--to the maha-prasada; karila vandana--he offered respect; eka ranca--one fractional part; lana--taking; tara karila bhaksana--ate it.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Saying this, he offered prayers to the maha-prasada, took a little portion, and ate it.

 

                               PURPORT

 

   Maha-prasada is nondifferent from Krsna. Therefore, instead of eating maha-prasada, one should honor it. It is said here, karila vandana, "he offered prayers." When taking maha-prasada, one should not consider the food ordinary preparations. Prasada means favor. One should consider maha-prasada a favor of Krsna. As stated by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, krsna bada dayamaya karibare jihva jaya svaprasada-anna dila bhai. Krsna is very kind. In this material world we are all very attached to tasting various types of food. Therefore, Krsna eats many nice varieties of food and offers the food back to the devotees, so that not only are one's demands for various tastes satisfied, but by eating prasada he makes advancement in spiritual life. Therefore, we should never consider ordinary food on an equal level with maha-prasada.

 

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                 ara dina mahaprabhu tanra thani aila

             sustha hao, haridasa----bali' tanre puchila

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   ara dina--the next day; mahaprabhu--Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanra thani--to his place; aila--came; su-stha hao--are you all right; haridasa--O Haridasa; bali'--saying; tanre--unto him; puchila--inquired.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   The next day, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to Haridasa's place and inquired from him, "Haridasa, are you well?"

 

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                 namaskara kari' tenho kaila nivedana

             sarira sustha haya mora, asustha buddhi-mana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   namaskara kari'--after offering obeisances; tenho--he, Haridasa Thakura; kaila nivedana--submitted; sarira--body; su-stha--all right; haya--is; mora--my; asustha--not in a healthy condition; buddhi-mana--my mind and intelligence.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Haridasa offered his obeisances to the Lord and replied, "My body is all right, but my mind and intelligence are not well."

 

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           prabhu kahe,----'kon vyadhi, kaha ta' nirnaya?'

              tenho kahe,----'sankhya-kirtana na puraya'

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   prabhu kahe--Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; kon vyadhi--what disease; kaha ta' nirnaya--can you ascertain; tenho kahe--he said; sankhya-kirtana--fixed amount of chanting; na puraya--has not become complete.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu further inquired from Haridasa, "Can you ascertain what your disease is?" Haridasa Thakura replied, "My disease is that I cannot complete my rounds."

 

                               PURPORT

 

   If one cannot complete the fixed number of rounds he is assigned, he should be considered to be in a diseased condition of spiritual life. Srila Haridasa Thakura is called namacarya. Of course, we cannot imitate Haridasa Thakura, but everyone must chant a prescribed number of rounds. In our Krsna consciousness movement we have fixed sixteen rounds as the minimum so that the Westerners will not feel burdened. These sixteen rounds must be chanted, and chanted loudly, so that one can hear himself and others.

 

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          prabhu kahe,----"vrddha ha-ila 'sankhya' alpa kara

             siddha-deha tumi, sadhane agraha kene kara?

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   prabhu kahe--Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; vrddha ha-ila--you have become old; sankhya alpa kara--reduce your number; siddha-deha tumi--you are already liberated; sadhane--in the regulative principles; agraha kene kara--why are you eager.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   "Now that you have become old," the Lord said, "you may reduce the number of rounds you chant daily. You are already liberated, and therefore you need not follow the regulative principles very strictly.

 

                               PURPORT

 

   Unless one has come to the platform of spontaneous love of God, he must follow the regulative principles. Thakura Haridasa was the living example of how to follow the regulative principles. Similarly, Raghunatha dasa Gosvami was also such a living example. In the Sad-gosvamy-astaka it is stated: sankhya-purvaka-nama-gana-natibhih kalavasanikrtau. The Gosvamis, especially Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, strictly followed all the regulative principles. The first regulative principle is that one must chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra loudly enough so that he can hear himself, and one must vow to chant a fixed number of rounds. Not only was Raghunatha dasa Gosvami chanting a fixed number of rounds, but he had also taken a vow to bow down many times and offer obeisances to the Lord.

 

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                  loka nistarite ei tomara 'avatara'

                  namera mahima loke karila pracara

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   loka nistarite--to deliver the people in general; ei--this; tomara avatara--your incarnation; namera mahima--the glories of the holy name; loke--in this world; karila pracara--you have preached.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   "Your role in this incarnation is to deliver the people in general. You have sufficiently preached the glories of the holy name in this world."

 

                               PURPORT

 

   Haridasa Thakura is known as namacarya because it is he who preached the glories of chanting hari-nama, the holy name of God. By using the words tomara avatara ("your incarnation"), Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu confirms that Haridasa Thakura is the incarnation of Lord Brahma. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says that advanced devotees help the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His mission and that such devotees or personal associates incarnate by the will of the Supreme Lord. The Supreme Lord incarnates by His own will, and, by His will, competent devotees also incarnate to help Him in His mission. Haridasa Thakura is thus the incarnation of Lord Brahma, and other devotees are likewise incarnations who help in the prosecution of the Lord's mission.

 

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               ebe alpa sankhya kari' kara sankirtana"

             haridasa kahe,----"suna mora satya nivedana

 

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   ebe--now; alpa sankhya--a reduced number of chanting; kari'--doing; kara sankirtana--chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra; haridasa kahe--Haridasa Thakura replied; suna--kindly hear; mora--my; satya--real; nivedana--submission.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   The Lord concluded, "Now, therefore, please reduce the fixed number of times you chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra." Haridasa Thakura replied, "Kindly hear my real plea.

 

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                 hina-jati janma mora nindya-kalevara

                  hina-karme rata muni adhama pamara

 

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   hina-jati--in a low family; janma mora--my birth; nindya--abominable; kalevara--body; hina-karme--in low activities; rata muni--I am fully engaged; adhama--the lowest of men; pamara--most condemned.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   "I was born in an inferior family, and my body is most abominable. I always engage in low work. Therefore, I am the lowest, most condemned of men.

 

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                 adrsya, asprsya more angikara kaila

             raurava ha-ite kadi' more vaikunthe cadaila

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   adrsya--unseeable; asprsya--untouchable; more--me; angikara kaila--You have accepted; raurava ha-ite--from a hellish condition; kadi'--taking away; more--me; vaikunthe cadaila--have raised to the Vaikuntha platform.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   "I am unseeable and untouchable, but You have accepted me as Your servant. This means that You have delivered me from a hellish condition and raised me to the Vaikuntha platform.

 

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                 svatantra isvara tumi hao icchamaya

                 jagat nacao, yare yaiche iccha haya

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   svatantra--fully independent; isvara--Supreme Personality of Godhead; tumi--You; hao--are; iccha-maya--free to act according to Your desire; jagat--the world; nacao--You are causing to dance; yare--which; yaiche--as; iccha haya--You like.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   "My dear Lord, You are the fully independent Personality of Godhead. You act by Your own free will. You cause the whole world to dance and act as You like.

 

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                  aneka nacaila more prasada kariya

             viprera sraddha-patra khainu 'mleccha' hana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   aneka--in many ways; nacaila--You have made dance; more--me; prasada kariya--by Your mercy; viprera--of the brahmanas; sraddha-patra--the dish of the sraddha ceremony; khainu--I have eaten; mleccha hana--although born in a family of meateaters.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   "My dear Lord, by Your mercy You have made me dance in many ways. For example, I was offered the sraddha-patra that should have been offered to first-class brahmanas. I ate from it even though I was born in a family of meateaters.

 

                               PURPORT

 

   Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, in his Anubhasya, quotes from the Visnu-smrti in reference to sraddha-patra.

 

                        brahmanapasada hy ete

                       kathitah pankti-dusakah

                        etan vivarjayed yatnat

                       sraddha-karmani panditah

 

   According to this verse, if one is born in a brahmana family but does not behave according to brahminical standards, he should not be offered the sraddha-patra, which is prasada offered to the forefathers. Advaita Acarya offered the sraddha-patra to Haridasa Thakura, not to a brahmana who had been born in a brahmana family. Although Haridasa Thakura was born in the family of meateaters, because he was an advanced devotee he was shown more respect than a first-class brahmana.

 

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                 eka vancha haya mora bahu dina haite

                lila samvaribe tumi----laya mora citte

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   eka vancha--one desire; haya--is; mora--my; bahu dina--a very long time; haite--since; lila--Your activities; samvaribe tumi--You will close; laya mora citte--I am thinking.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   "I have had one desire for a very long time. I think that quite soon, my Lord, You will bring to a close Your pastimes within this material world.

 

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                sei lila prabhu more kabhu na dekhaiba

                    apanara age mora sarira padiba

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   sei lila--that pastime; prabhu--my Lord; more--unto me; kabhu--ever; na dekhaiba--do not show; apanara age--before You; mora sarira--my body; padiba--let fall down.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   "I wish that You not show me this closing chapter of Your pastimes. Before that time comes, kindly let my body fall down in Your presence.

 

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                 hrdaye dharimu tomara kamala carana

                  nayane dekhimu tomara canda vadana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   hrdaye--upon my heart; dharimu--I shall catch; tomara--Your; kamala carana--lotuslike feet; nayane--with my eyes; dekhimu--I shall see; tomara--Your; canda vadana--face like the moon.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   "I wish to catch Your lotuslike feet upon my heart and see Your moonlike face.

 

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            jihvaya uccarimu tomara 'krsna-caitanya'-nama

                ei-mata mora iccha,----chadimu parana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   jihvaya--with my tongue; uccarimu--I shall chant; tomara--Your; krsna-caitanya-nama--holy name of Lord Krsna Caitanya; ei-mata--in this way; mora iccha--my desire; chadimu parana--I shall give up life.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   "With my tongue I shall chant Your holy name, 'Sri Krsna Caitanya!' That is my desire. Kindly let me give up my body in this way.

 

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                mora ei iccha yadi tomara prasade haya

                   ei nivedana mora kara, dayamaya

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   mora--my; ei--this; iccha--desire; yadi--if; tomara prasade--by Your mercy; haya--is; ei nivedana--this submission; mora--my; kara--just do; daya-maya--O merciful one.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   "O most merciful Lord, if by Your mercy it is possible, kindly grant my desire.

 

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                  ei nica deha mora paduka tava age

                 ei vancha-siddhi mora tomatei lage"

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   ei--this; nica--lowborn; deha--body; mora--my; paduka--let it fall down; tava age--in front of You; ei--this; vancha-siddhi--perfection of desire; mora--my; tomatei--by You; lage--can become possible.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   "Let this lowborn body fall down before You. You can make possible this perfection of all my desires."

 

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              prabhu kahe,----"haridasa, ye tumi magibe

                  krsna krpamaya taha avasya karibe

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   prabhu kahe--Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; haridasa--My dear Haridasa; ye--whatever; tumi--you; magibe--request; krsna--Lord Krsna; krpa-maya--all-merciful; taha--that; avasya--certainly; karibe--will execute.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "My dear Haridasa, Krsna is so merciful that He must execute whatever you want.

 

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              kintu amara ye kichu sukha, saba toma lana

              tomara yogya nahe,----yabe amare chadiya"

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   kintu--but; amara--My; ye--whatever; kichu--any; sukha--happiness; saba--all; toma lana--because of your association; tomara--for you; yogya nahe--it is not fit; yabe--you will go away; amare chadiya--leaving Me aside.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   "But whatever happiness is Mine is all due to your association. It is not fitting for you to go away and leave Me aside."

 

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          carane dhari' kahe haridasa,----"na kariha 'maya'

               avasya mo-adhame, prabhu, kara ei 'daya'

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   carane--the lotus feet; dhari'--catching; kahe--said; haridasa--Haridasa Thakura; na kariha maya--do not create an illusion; avasya--certainly; mo-adhame--unto me, who am so fallen; prabhu--my Lord; kara ei daya--show this mercy.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Catching the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Haridasa Thakura said, "My Lord, do not create an illusion! Although I am so fallen, You must certainly show me this mercy!

 

                               TEXT 40

 

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                   mora siromani kata kata mahasaya

                tomara lilara sahaya koti-bhakta haya

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   mora--my; siromani--crown jewels; kata kata--many, many; mahasaya--great persons; tomara lilara--in Your pastimes; sahaya--helpers; koti-bhakta--millions of devotees; haya--there are.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   "My Lord, there are many respectable personalities, millions of devotees, who are fit to sit on my head. They are all helpful in Your pastimes.

 

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                  ama-hena yadi eka kita mari' gela

            eka pipilika maile prthvira kahan hani haila?

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   ama-hena--like me; yadi--if; eka--one; kita--insect; mari' gela--dies; eka--one; pipilika--ant; maile--if he dies; prthvira--of the earth; kahan--where; hani haila--is there any loss.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   "My Lord, if an insignificant insect like me dies, what is the loss? If an ant dies, where is the loss to the material world?

 

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          'bhakata-vatsala' prabhu, tumi, mui 'bhaktabhasa'

                 avasya purabe, prabhu, mora ei asa"

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   bhakata-vatsala--always affectionate to devotees; prabhu--my Lord; tumi--You; mui--I; bhakta-abhasa--an imitation devotee; avasya--certainly; purabe--You will fulfill; prabhu--my Lord; mora--my; ei--this; asa--expectation.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   "My Lord, You are always affectionate to Your devotees. I am just an imitation devotee, but nevertheless I wish that You fulfill my desire. That is my expectation."

 

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                 madhyahna karite prabhu calila apane

                 isvara dekhiya kali dibena darasane

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   madhyahna karite--to perform His noon duties; prabhu--Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; calila apane--aroused Himself; isvara dekhiya--after visiting Lord Jagannatha; kali--tomorrow; dibena darasane--He would see Haridasa Thakura.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Because He had to perform His noon duties, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu got up to leave, but it was settled that the following day, after He saw Lord Jagannatha, He would return to visit Haridasa Thakura.

 

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                 tabe mahaprabhu tanre kari' alingana

                madhyahna karite samudre karila gamana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   tabe--then; mahaprabhu--Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tanre--unto him (Haridasa); kari'--doing; alingana--embracing; madhyahna karite--to perform His noon duties; samudre--toward the sea; karila gamana--went.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   After embracing him, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu left to perform His noon duties and went to the sea to take His bath.

 

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              pratah-kale isvara dekhi' saba bhakta lana

                 haridase dekhite aila sighra kariya

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   pratah-kale--in the morning; isvara dekhi'--after visiting Lord Jagannatha; saba bhakta--all the devotees; lana--accompanied by; haridase--Haridasa; dekhite--to see; aila--came; sighra kariya--hastily.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   The next morning, after visiting the Jagannatha temple, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, accompanied by all His other devotees, came hastily to see Haridasa Thakura.

 

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                  haridasera age asi' dila darasana

            haridasa vandila prabhura ara vaisnava-carana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   haridasera--of Haridasa Thakura; age--in front; asi'--coming; dila darasana--gave His audience; haridasa--Haridasa Thakura; vandila--offered respect; prabhura--of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ara--and; vaisnava--of the Vaisnavas; carana--unto the lotus feet.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and the other devotees came before Haridasa Thakura, who offered his respects to the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and all the Vaisnavas.

 

                               TEXT 47

 

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              prabhu kahe,----'haridasa, kaha samacara'

              haridasa kahe,----'prabhu, ye krpa tomara'

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   prabhu kahe--Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; haridasa--My dear Haridasa; kaha samacara--what is the news; haridasa kahe--Haridasa replied; prabhu--my Lord; ye--whatever; krpa--mercy; tomara--Your.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu inquired, "My dear Haridasa, what is the news?" Haridasa Thakura replied, "My Lord, whatever mercy You can bestow upon me."

 

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               angane arambhila prabhu maha-sankirtana

               vakresvara-pandita tahan karena nartana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   angane--in the courtyard; arambhila--began; prabhu--Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; maha-sankirtana--great congregational chanting; vakresvara-pandita--Vakresvara Pandita; tahan--there; karena nartana--danced.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Upon hearing this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu immediately began great congregational chanting in the courtyard. Vakresvara Pandita was the chief dancer.

 

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                svarupa-gosani adi yata prabhura gana

                 haridase bedi' kare nama-sankirtana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   svarupa-gosani--Svarupa Damodara Gosvami; adi--and others; yata--all; prabhura gana--the company of the Lord; haridase bedi'--surrounding Haridasa Thakura; kare--performed; nama-sankirtana--congregational chanting.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Headed by Svarupa Damodara Gosvami, all the devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu surrounded Haridasa Thakura and began congregational chanting.

 

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                ramananda, sarvabhauma, sabara agrete

                 haridasera guna prabhu lagila kahite

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   ramananda--Ramananda Raya; sarvabhauma--Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya; sabara--of all; agrete--in front; haridasera--of Haridasa Thakura; guna--attributes; prabhu--Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; lagila kahite--began to describe.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   In front of all the great devotees like Ramananda Raya and Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu began to describe the holy attributes of Haridasa Thakura.

 

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           haridasera guna kahite prabhu ha-ila panca-mukha

                kahite kahite prabhura bade maha-sukha

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   haridasera--of Haridasa Thakura; guna--attributes; kahite--speaking; prabhu--Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ha-ila--became; panca-mukha--as if possessing five mouths; kahite kahite--while He was speaking; prabhura--of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bade--increased; maha-sukha--great happiness.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   As He described the transcendental attributes of Haridasa Thakura, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu seemed to possess five mouths. The more He described, the more His great happiness increased.

 

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               haridasera gune sabara vismita haya mana

                 sarva-bhakta vande haridasera carana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   haridasera--of Haridasa Thakura; gune--by the attributes; sabara--of all of them; vismita--struck with wonder; haya--become; mana--minds; sarva-bhakta--all the devotees; vande--worship; haridasera carana--the lotus feet of Haridasa Thakura.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   After hearing of the transcendental qualities of Haridasa Thakura, all the devotees present were struck with wonder. They all offered their respectful obeisances to the lotus feet of Haridasa Thakura.

 

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                 haridasa nijagrete prabhure vasaila

             nija-netra----dui bhrnga----mukha-padme dila

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   haridasa--Thakura Haridasa; nija-agrete--in front of himself; prabhure vasaila--made the Lord sit down; nija-netra--his eyes; dui bhrnga--as if two bumblebees; mukha-padme--on the lotus face; dila--he fixed.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Haridasa Thakura made Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sit down in front of him, and then he fixed his eyes, like two bumblebees, on the lotus face of the Lord.

 

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               sva-hrdaye ani' dharila prabhura carana

                sarva-bhakta-pada-renu mastaka-bhusana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   sva-hrdaye--upon his heart; ani'--bringing; dharila--held; prabhura carana--the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sarva-bhakta--of all the devotees; pada-renu--the dust of the feet; mastaka-bhusana--the ornament of his head.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   He held the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu on his heart and then took the dust of the feet of all the devotees present and put it on his head.

 

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             'sri-krsna-caitanya' sabda balena bara bara

             prabhu-mukha-madhuri piye, netre jala-dhara

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   sri-krsna-caitanya--Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya; sabda--vibration; balena--speaks; bara bara--again and again; prabhu-mukha-madhuri--the sweetness of the face of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; piye--he drinks; netre--through the eyes; jala-dhara--a continuous flow of water.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   He began to chant the holy name of Sri Krsna Caitanya again and again. As he drank the sweetness of the face of the Lord, tears constantly glided down from his eyes.

 

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              'sri-krsna-caitanya' sabda karite uccarana

                 namera sahita prana kaila utkramana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   sri-krsna-caitanya--Sri Krsna Caitanya; sabda--the sound vibration; karite uccarana--chanting; namera sahita--with the name; prana--life; kaila utkramana--went away.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   While chanting the holy name of Sri Krsna Caitanya, he gave up his air of life and left his body.

 

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            maha-yogesvara-praya dekhi' svacchande marana

               'bhismera niryana' sabara ha-ila smarana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   maha-yogesvara-praya--just like a great mystic yogi; dekhi'--seeing; svacchande--at his will; marana--dying; bhismera niryana--the passing of Bhisma; sabara ha-ila smarana--everyone remembered.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Seeing the wonderful death of Haridasa Thakura by his own will, which was just like a great mystic yogi's, everyone remembered the passing away of Bhisma.

 

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               'hari' 'krsna'-sabde sabe kare kolahala

                 premanande mahaprabhu ha-ila vihvala

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   hari--the holy name of Hari; krsna--the holy name of Krsna; sabde--with the sound vibration; sabe--all of them; kare--make; kolahala--great noise; prema-anande--in ecstatic love; mahaprabhu--Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ha-ila vihvala--became overwhelmed.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   There was a tumultuous noise as they all chanted the holy names "Hari" and "Krsna." Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu became overwhelmed with ecstatic love.

 

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               haridasera tanu prabhu kole laila uthana

                 angane nacena prabhu premavista hana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   haridasera--of Haridasa Thakura; tanu--the body; prabhu--Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kole--on the lap; laila--took; uthana--raising; angane--in the yard; nacena--dances; prabhu--Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; premavista hana--becoming overwhelmed by ecstatic love.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   The Lord raised the body of Haridasa Thakura and placed it on His lap. Then He began to dance in the courtyard in great ecstatic love.

 

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                prabhura avese avasa sarva-bhakta-gana

                 premavese sabe nace, karena kirtana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   prabhura avese--because of the ecstatic emotions of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; avasa--helpless; sarva-bhakta-gana--all the devotees; prema-avese--in great ecstatic love; sabe--all of them; nace--dance; karena kirtana--and perform congregational chanting.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Because of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's ecstatic love, all the devotees were helpless, and in ecstatic love they also began to dance and chant congregationally.

 

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                ei-mate nrtya prabhu kaila kata-ksana

              svarupa-gosani prabhure karaila savadhana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   ei-mate--in this way; nrtya--dancing; prabhu--Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kaila--performed; kata-ksana--for some time; svarupa-gosani--Svarupa Damodara Gosvami; prabhure--unto Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; karaila--caused to do; savadhana--care of other rituals.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu danced for some time, and then Svarupa Damodara Gosvami informed Him of other rituals for the body of Thakura Haridasa.

 

                               TEXT 62

 

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                 haridasa-thakure tabe vimane cadana

                samudre lana gela tabe kirtana kariya

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   haridasa-thakure--Haridasa Thakura; tabe--then; vimane--on a carrier like an airship; cadana--raising; samudre--to the seashore; lana gela--took; tabe--then; kirtana kariya--performing congregational chanting.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   The body of Haridasa Thakura was then raised onto a carrier that resembled an airship and taken to the sea, accompanied by congregational chanting.

 

                               TEXT 63

 

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              age mahaprabhu calena nrtya karite karite

            pache nrtya kare vakresvara bhakta-gana-sathe

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   age--in front; mahaprabhu--Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; calena--goes; nrtya--dancing; karite karite--performing; pache--behind; nrtya kare--dances; vakresvara--Vakresvara; bhakta-gana-sathe--with other devotees.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu danced in front of the procession, and Vakresvara Pandita, along with the other devotees, chanted and danced behind Him.

 

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                 haridase samudra-jale snana karaila

          prabhu kahe,----"samudra ei 'maha-tirtha' ha-ila"

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   haridase--the body of Haridasa; samudra-jale--in the water of the sea; snana karaila--bathed; prabhu kahe--Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; samudra--sea; ei--this; maha-tirtha ha-ila--has become a great place of pilgrimage.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu bathed the body of Haridasa Thakura in the sea and then declared, "From this day on, this sea has become a great pilgrimage site."

 

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                 haridasera padodaka piye bhakta-gana

                 haridasera ange dila prasada-candana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   haridasera--of Haridasa Thakura; pada-udaka--the water that touched the lotus feet; piye--drink; bhakta-gana--the devotees; haridasera--of Haridasa Thakura; ange--on the body; dila--smeared; prasada-candana--remnants of sandalwood pulp offered to Lord Jagannatha.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Everyone drank the water that had touched the lotus feet of Haridasa Thakura, and then they smeared remnants of Lord Jagannatha's sandalwood pulp over Haridasa Thakura's body.

 

                               TEXT 66

 

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               dora, kadara, prasada, vastra ange dila

                  valukara garta kari' tahe soyaila

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   dora--silken ropes; kadara--remnants of Lord Jagannatha's sandalwood pulp; prasada--remnants of Jagannatha's food; vastra--cloth; ange--on the body; dila--gave; valukara--of sand; garta--a ditch; kari'--making; tahe--within that; soyaila--put down.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   After a hole was dug in the sand, the body of Haridasa Thakura was placed in it. Remnants from Lord Jagannatha, such as His silken ropes, sandalwood pulp, food and cloth, were placed on the body.

 

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                 cari-dike bhakta-gana karena kirtana

               vakresvara-pandita karena anande nartana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   cari-dike--all around; bhakta-gana--the devotees; karena--performed; kirtana--congregational chanting; vakresvara-pandita--Vakresvara Pandita; karena--performed; anande--in jubilation; nartana--dancing.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   All around the body, the devotees performed congregational chanting, and Vakresvara Pandita danced in jubilation.

 

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                'hari-bola' 'hari-bola' bale gauraraya

                 apani sri-haste valu dila tanra gaya

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   hari-bola hari-bola--chant Hari, chant Hari; bale--chanted; gauraraya--Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; apani--personally; sri-haste--with His transcendental hands; valu dila--placed sand; tanra gaya--on his body.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   With His transcendental hands, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu personally covered the body of Haridasa Thakura with sand, chanting "Hari bol! Hari bol!"

 

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                tanre valu diya upare pinda bandhaila

                  caudike pindera maha avarana kaila

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   tanre--upon the body of Haridasa Thakura; valu--sand; diya--putting; upare--on top; pinda bandhaila--constructed a platform; cau-dike--all around; pindera--the platform; maha avarana kaila--made a great protective fence.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   They covered the body of Haridasa Thakura with sand and then constructed a platform upon the site. The platform was protected all around by fencing.

 

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               taha bedi' prabhu kaila kirtana, nartana

                 hari-dhvani-kolahale bharila bhuvana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   taha--that; bedi'--surrounding; prabhu--Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kaila--performed; kirtana nartana--chanting and dancing; hari-dhvani-kolahale--the tumultuous sound of the holy name of Hari; bharila--filled; bhuvana--the entire universe.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu danced and chanted all around the platform, and as the holy name of Hari roared tumultuously, the whole universe became filled with the vibration.

 

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                tabe mahaprabhu saba bhakta-gana-sange

                 samudre karila snana-jala-keli range

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   tabe--thereupon; mahaprabhu--Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; saba--all; bhakta-gana-sange--with the devotees; samudre--in the sea; karila snana--took a bath; jala-keli--playing in the water; range--in great jubilation.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   After sankirtana, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu bathed in the sea with His devotees, swimming and playing in the water in great jubilation.

 

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              haridase pradaksina kari' aila simha-dvare

                 hari-kirtana-kolahala sakala nagare

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   haridase--Haridasa; pradaksina kari'--circumambulating; aila simha-dvare--came to the gate of Jagannatha temple known as Simha-dvara; hari-kirtana-kolahala--the tumultuous sound of congregational chanting; sakala nagare--all over the city.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   After circumambulating the tomb of Haridasa Thakura, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to the Simha-dvara gate of the Jagannatha temple. The whole city chanted in congregation, and the tumultuous sound vibrated all over the city.

 

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                simha-dvare asi' prabhu pasarira thani

                 ancala patiya prasada magila tathai

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   simha-dvare asi'--coming in front of the Simha-dvara; prabhu--Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; pasarira thani--from all the shopkeepers; ancala patiya--spreading His cloth; prasada--Jagannatha's prasada; magila--begged; tathai--there.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Approaching the Simha-dvara gate, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu spread His cloth and began to beg prasada from all the shopkeepers there.

 

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                 'haridasa-thakurera mahotsavera tare

                prasada magiye bhiksa deha' ta' amare'

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   haridasa-thakurera--of Haridasa Thakura; mahotsavera tare--for holding a festival; prasada magiye--I am begging prasada; bhiksa deha'--please give alms; ta'--certainly; amare--unto Me.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   "I am begging prasada for a festival honoring the passing away of Haridasa Thakura," the Lord said. "Please give Me alms."

 

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                  suniya pasari saba cangada uthana

                 prasada dite ase tara anandita hana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   suniya--hearing; pasari--the shopkeepers; saba--all; cangada uthana--taking a big basket; prasada dite--to deliver the prasada; ase--come forward; tara--they; anandita hana--in great jubilation.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Hearing this, all the shopkeepers immediately came forward with big baskets of prasada, which they jubilantly delivered to Lord Caitanya.

 

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                  svarupa-gosani pasarike nisedhila

                  cangada lana pasari pasare vasila

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   svarupa-gosani--Svarupa Damodara Gosvami; pasarike--the shopkeepers; nisedhila--forbade; cangada lana--taking the baskets; pasari--shopkeepers; pasare vasila--sat down in their shops.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   However, Svarupa Damodara stopped them, and the shopkeepers returned to their shops and sat down with their baskets.

 

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                svarupa-gosani prabhure ghara pathaila

              cari vaisnava, cari pichada sange rakhila

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   svarupa-gosani--Svarupa Damodara Gosvami; prabhure--Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ghara pathaila--sent to His residence; cari vaisnava--four Vaisnavas; cari pichada--four carrier servants; sange rakhila--he kept with him.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Svarupa Damodara sent Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu back to His residence, and kept with him four Vaisnavas and four servant carriers.

 

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                svarupa-gosani kahilena saba pasarire

              eka eka dravyera eka eka punja deha' more

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   svarupa-gosani--Svarupa Damodara Gosvami; kahilena--said; saba pasarire--to all the shopkeepers; eka eka dravyera--of each particular type of prasada; eka eka punja--four palmfuls; deha' more--deliver to me.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Svarupa Damodara said to all the shopkeepers, "Deliver to me four palmfuls of prasada from each and every item."

 

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                 ei-mate nana prasada bojha bandhana

                 lana aila cari janera mastake cadana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   ei-mate--in this way; nana--various; prasada--prasada; bojha--load; bandhana--packing; lana aila--brought; cari janera--of the four persons; mastake--on the heads; cadana--mounting.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   In this way varieties of prasada were collected, then packed up in different loads and carried on the heads of the four servants.

 

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                 vaninatha pattanayaka prasada anila

                  kasi-misra aneka prasada pathaila

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   vaninatha pattanayaka--Vaninatha Pattanayaka; prasada--prasada; anila--brought in; kasi-misra--Kasi Misra; aneka prasada--varieties of prasada; pathaila--sent.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Not only did Svarupa Damodara Gosvami bring prasada, but Vaninatha Pattanayaka, as well as Kasi Misra, sent large quantities.

 

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                saba vaisnave prabhu vasaila sari sari

                 apane parivese prabhu lana jana cari

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   saba vaisnave--all the Vaisnavas; prabhu--Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vasaila--made to sit down; sari sari--in lines; apane--personally; parivese--distributes; prabhu--Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; lana--taking; jana cari--four men.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu made all the devotees sit in rows and personally began to distribute the prasada, assisted by four other men.

 

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                 mahaprabhura sri-haste alpa na aise

              eka eka pate panca-janara bhaksya parivese

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   mahaprabhura--of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sri-haste--in the transcendental hands; alpa--a small quantity; na aise--did not come; eka eka pate--on each and every plate; panca-janara--of five men; bhaksya--eatables; parivese--He administered.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was not accustomed to taking prasada in small quantities. He therefore put on each plate what at least five men could eat.

 

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            svarupa kahe,----"prabhu, vasi' karaha darsana

                  ami inha-saba lana kari parivesana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   svarupa kahe--Svarupa Damodara said; prabhu--my Lord; vasi'--sitting down; karaha darsana--watch; ami--I; inha-saba lana--with all these persons; kari parivesana--shall administer.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Svarupa Damodara Gosvami requested Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, "Please sit down and watch. With these men to help me, I shall distribute the prasada."

 

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               svarupa, jagadananda, kasisvara, sankara

                 cari-jana parivesana kare nirantara

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   svarupa--Svarupa Damodara Gosvami; jagadananda--Jagadananda Pandita; kasisvara--Kasisvara; sankara--Sankara; cari-jana--four men; parivesana kare--administer; nirantara--continuously.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   The four men--Svarupa, Jagadananda, Kasisvara and Sankara--distributed the prasada continuously.

 

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                prabhu na khaile keha na kare bhojana

               prabhure se dine kasi-misrera nimantrana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   prabhu na khaile--as long as the Lord does not eat; keha na kare bhojana--no one would eat; prabhure--unto Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; se dine--on that day; kasi-misrera--of Kasi Misra; nimantrana--the invitation.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   All the devotees who sat down would not accept the prasada as long as the Lord had not eaten. On that day, however, Kasi Misra had extended an invitation to the Lord.

 

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                  apane kasi-misra aila prasada lana

                prabhure bhiksa karaila agraha kariya

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   apane--personally; kasi-misra--Kasi Misra; aila--came; prasada lana--taking prasada; prabhure--to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhiksa karaila--delivered prasada to eat; agraha kariya--with great attention.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Therefore Kasi Misra personally went there and delivered prasada to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu with great attention and made Him eat.

 

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               puri-bharatira sange prabhu bhiksa kaila

                 sakala vaisnava tabe bhojana karila

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   puri-bharatira sange--with Paramananda Puri and Brahmananda Bharati; prabhu--Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhiksa kaila--honored the prasada; sakala vaisnava--all the Vaisnavas; tabe--then; bhojana karila--began to eat.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   With Paramananda Puri and Brahmananda Bharati, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sat down and accepted the prasada. When He began to eat, so did all the Vaisnavas.

 

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                akantha purana sabaya karaila bhojana

                deha' deha' bali' prabhu balena vacana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   akantha purana--filling to the neck; sabaya--everyone; karaila bhojana--He made to eat; deha' deha'--give them more, give them more; bali'--saying; prabhu--Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; balena vacana--talked.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Everyone was filled up to the neck because Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu kept telling the distributors, "Give them more! Give them more!"

 

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                  bhojana kariya sabe kaila acamana

                 sabare paraila prabhu malya-candana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   bhojana kariya--after eating; sabe--all the devotees; kaila--performed; acamana--washing of the mouth and hands; sabare--all of them; paraila--put on; prabhu--Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; malya--flower garland; candana--sandalwood pulp.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   After all the devotees finished accepting prasada and had washed their hands and mouths, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu decorated each of them with a flower garland and sandalwood pulp.

 

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               premavista hana prabhu karena vara-dana

                 suni' bhakta-ganera judaya manaskama

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   prema-avista hana--being overwhelmed by ecstatic love; prabhu--Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; karena vara-dana--offered a benediction; suni'--hearing; bhakta-ganera--of the devotees; judaya--became fulfilled; manah-kama--the desires of the mind.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Overwhelmed with ecstatic love, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu offered a benediction to all the devotees, which all the devotees heard with great satisfaction.

 

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               "haridasera vijayotsava ye kaila darsana

                ye ihan nrtya kaila, ye kaila kirtana

 

                  ye tanre valuka dite karila gamana

                tara madhye mahotsave ye kaila bhojana

 

                acire ha-ibe ta-sabara 'krsna-prapti'

                 haridasa-darasane haya aiche 'sakti'

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   haridasera--of Haridasa Thakura; vijaya-utsava--the festival of the passing away; ye--anyone who; kaila darsana--has seen; ye--anyone who; ihan--here; nrtya kaila--danced; ye--anyone who; kaila kirtana--chanted; ye--anyone who; tanre--upon him; valuka dite--to offer sand; karila gamana--came forward; tara madhye--in that connection; mahotsave--in the festival; ye--anyone who; kaila bhojana--took prasada; acire--very soon; ha-ibe--there will be; ta-sabara--of all of them; krsna-prapti--attainment of Krsna; haridasa-darasane--by seeing Haridasa Thakura; haya--there is; aiche--such; sakti--power.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu gave this benediction: "Anyone who has seen the festival of Sri Haridasa Thakura's passing away, anyone who has chanted and danced here, anyone who has offered sand on the body of Haridasa Thakura and anyone who has joined this festival to partake of the prasada will achieve the favor of Krsna very soon. There is such wonderful power in seeing Haridasa Thakura.

 

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                krpa kari' krsna more diyachila sanga

            svatantra krsnera iccha,----kaila sanga-bhanga

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   krpa kari'--being merciful; krsna--Lord Krsna; more--unto Me; diyachila sanga--gave the association; svatantra--independent; krsnera--of Lord Krsna; iccha--desire; kaila sanga-bhanga--He has broken My association.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   "Being merciful upon Me, Krsna gave Me the association of Haridasa Thakura. Being independent in His desires, He has now broken that association.

 

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                 haridasera iccha yabe ha-ila calite

                  amara sakati tanre narila rakhite

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   haridasera--of Haridasa Thakura; iccha--the desire; yabe--when; ha-ila--was; calite--to go away; amara sakati--My strength; tanre--him; narila rakhite--could not keep.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   "When Haridasa Thakura wanted to leave this material world, it was not within My power to detain him.

 

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               iccha-matre kaila nija-prana niskramana

                 purve yena suniyachi bhismera marana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   iccha-matre--just by desire; kaila--performed; nija-prana--of his life; niskramana--going away; purve--formerly; yena--as; suniyachi--we have heard; bhismera marana--the death of Bhismadeva.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   "Simply by his will, Haridasa Thakura could give up his life and go away, exactly like Bhisma, who previously died simply by his own desire, as we have heard from sastra.

 

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                 haridasa achila prthivira 'siromani'

                 taha vina ratna-sunya ha-ila medini

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   haridasa--Thakura Haridasa; achila--was; prthivira--of this world; siromani--the crown jewel; taha vina--without him; ratna-sunya--without the valuable jewel; ha-ila--becomes; medini--this world.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   "Haridasa Thakura was the crown jewel on the head of this world; without him, this world is now bereft of its valuable jewel."

 

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             'jaya jaya haridasa' bali' kara hari-dhvani"

                  eta bali' mahaprabhu nacena apani

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   jaya jaya--all glories; haridasa--to Haridasa Thakura; bali'--saying; kara hari-dhvani--chant the holy name of the Lord; eta bali'--saying this; mahaprabhu--Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nacena--dances; apani--personally.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then told everyone, "Say 'All glories to Haridasa Thakura!' and chant the holy name of Hari." Saying this, He personally began to dance.

 

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                sabe gaya,----"jaya jaya jaya haridasa

                 namera mahima yenha karila prakasa"

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   sabe gaya--everyone chanted; jaya jaya jaya--all glories; haridasa--to Haridasa Thakura; namera mahima--the glories of chanting the holy name; yenha--who; karila prakasa--revealed.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Everyone began to chant, "All glories to Haridasa Thakura, who revealed the importance of chanting the holy name of the Lord!"

 

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               tabe mahaprabhu saba bhakte vidaya dila

                  harsa-visade prabhu visrama karila

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   tabe--thereafter; mahaprabhu--Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; saba bhakte--to all the devotees; vidaya dila--bade farewell; harsa-visade--in mixed happiness and distress; prabhu--Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; visrama karila--took His rest.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Thereafter, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu bid farewell to all the devotees, and He Himself, with mixed feelings of happiness and distress, took rest.

 

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                   ei ta' kahilun haridasera vijaya

                yahara sravane krsne drdha-bhakti haya

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   ei ta'--thus; kahilun--I have spoken; haridasera--of Haridasa Thakura; vijaya--victory; yahara sravane--by hearing which; krsne--unto Lord Krsna; drdha-bhakti--firm devotional service; haya--becomes.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Thus I have spoken about the victorious passing away of Haridasa Thakura. Anyone who hears this narration will certainly fix his mind firmly in devotional service to Krsna.

 

                               PURPORT

 

   At Purusottama-ksetra, or Jagannatha Puri, there is a temple of Tota-gopinatha. If one goes from there to the sea, he can discover the tomb of Haridasa Thakura still existing. Every year on the date of Ananta-caturdasi there is a festival to commemorate the passing away of Haridasa Thakura. At the same place, three Deities of Nityananda, Krsna Caitanya and Advaita Prabhu were established about one hundred years ago. A gentleman named Bhramaravara from Kendrapada in the province of Orissa contributed funds to establish these Deities in the temple. The management of the temple was under the Tota-gopinatha gosvamis.

   This temple was later sold to someone else, and this party is now maintaining the seva-puja of the temple. Near this temple and the tomb of Haridasa Thakura, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura constructed a small house, called Bhakti-kuti. In the Bengali year 1329 (A.D. 1922), Purusottama-matha, a branch of the Gaudiya Matha, was established there. in the Bhakti-ratnakara it is stated:

 

                 srinivasa sighra samudrera kule gela

                  haridasa-thakurera samadhi dekhila

 

                 bhumite padiya kaila pranati vistara

                bhagavata-gana sri-samadhi-sannidhane

                srinivase sthira kaila sasneha-vacane

 

                punah srinivasa sri-samadhi pranamiya

                ye vilapa kaila, ta sunile drave hiya

 

   "Srinivasa Thakura quickly ran to the seashore. When he saw the tomb of Haridasa Thakura, he immediately fell down offering prayers and almost fainted. The devotees present there pacified him with very sweet and affectionate words, and Srinivasa again offered his obeisances to the tomb. Hearing of the separation that Srinivasa expressed in his lamentation at the tomb of Haridasa Thakura makes one's heart melt."

 

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                caitanyera bhakta-vatsalya ihatei jani

               bhakta-vancha purna kaila nyasi-siromani

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   caitanyera--of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhakta-vatsalya--affection for His devotees; ihatei--from this; jani--one can understand; bhakta-vancha--the desire of the devotee; purna kaila--fully satisfied; nyasi-siromani--the crown jewel of the sannyasis, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   From the incident of Haridasa Thakura's passing away and the great care Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took in commemorating it, one can understand just how affectionate He is toward His devotees. Although He is the topmost of all sannyasis, He fully satisfied the desire of Haridasa Thakura.

 

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                sesa-kale dila tanre darsana-sparsana

                 tanre kole kari' kaila apane nartana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   sesa-kale--at the last stage of his life; dila--gave; tanre--to Haridasa Thakura; darsana-sparsana--interview and touching; tanre--him; kole kari'--taking on the lap; kaila--performed; apane--personally; nartana--dancing.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   At the last stage of Haridasa Thakura's life, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu gave him His company and allowed him to touch Him. Thereafter, He took the body of Thakura Haridasa on His lap and personally danced with it.

 

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                apane sri-haste krpaya tanre valu dila

                 apane prasada magi' mahotsava kaila

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   apane--personally; sri-haste--with His transcendental hands; krpaya--out of His causeless mercy; tanre--him; valu dila--covered with sand; apane--personally; prasada magi'--begging prasada; mahotsava kaila--performed a great festival.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Out of His causeless mercy He personally covered the body of Haridasa Thakura with sand and personally begged alms from the shopkeepers. Then He conducted a great festival to celebrate the passing away of Haridasa Thakura.

 

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               maha-bhagavata haridasa----parama-vidvan

                 e saubhagya lagi' age karila prayana

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   maha-bhagavata--great devotee; haridasa--Haridasa Thakura; parama-vidvan--the most learned; e saubhagya lagi'--because of his great fortune; age--first; karila prayana--he passed away.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Haridasa Thakura was not only the topmost devotee of the Lord, but also a great and learned scholar. It was his great fortune that he passed away before Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

 

                               PURPORT

 

   Haridasa Thakura is mentioned here as the most learned scholar, parama-vidvan. Actually, the most important science to know is the science of getting out of the clutches of material existence. Anyone who knows this science must be considered the greatest learned person. Anyone who knows the temporary situation of this material world and is expert in achieving a permanent situation in the spiritual world, who knows that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is beyond the jurisdiction of our experimental knowledge, is understood to be the most learned scholar. Haridasa Thakura knew this science perfectly. Therefore, he is described in this connection as parama-vidvan. He personally preached the importance of chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, which is approved by the revealed scriptures.

   As stated in the Srimad-Bhagavatam (7.5.24):

 

                        iti pumsarpita visnau

                       bhaktis cen nava-laksana

                       kriyeta bhagavaty addha

                      tan manye 'dhitam uttamam

 

   There are nine different processes of devotional service to Krsna, the most important being sravanam kirtanam--hearing and chanting. Haridasa Thakura knew this science very well, and he can therefore be called, technically, sarva-sastradhiti. Anyone who has learned the essence of all the Vedic scripture is to be known as a first-class educated person, with full knowledge of all sastra.

 

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                  caitanya-caritra ei amrtera sindhu

                 karna-mana trpta kare yara eka bindu

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   caitanya-caritra--the life and characteristics of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ei--this; amrtera sindhu--the ocean of nectar; karna--ear; mana--mind; trpta kare--pleases; yara--of which; eka--one; bindu--drop.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   The life and characteristics of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are exactly like an ocean of nectar, one drop of which can please the mind and ear.

 

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                bhava-sindhu taribare ache yara citta

               sraddha kari' suna sei caitanya-caritra

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   bhava-sindhu--the ocean of material existence; taribare--to cross over; ache--is; yara--whose; citta--desire; sraddha kari'--with faith and love; suna--hear; sei--that; caitanya-caritra--life and characteristics of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Anyone who desires to cross over the ocean of nescience, please hear with great faith the life and characteristics of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

 

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                  sri-rupa-raghunatha-pade yara asa

                  caitanya-caritamrta kahe krsnadasa

 

                               SYNONYMS

 

   sri-rupa--Srila Rupa Gosvami; raghunatha--Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami; pade--at the lotus feet; yara--whose; asa--expectation; caitanya-caritamrta--the book named Caitanya-caritamrta; kahe--describes; krsnadasa--Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.

 

                             TRANSLATION

 

   Praying at the lotus feet of Sri Rupa and Sri Raghunatha, always desiring their mercy, I, Krsnadasa, narrate Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, following in their footsteps.

 

   Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Antya-lila, Eleventh Chapter, describing the passing of Haridasa Thakura.

 

 


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