1|Antya 11-1975: The Passing of Haridasa Thakura
2|Chapter 11
3|The Passing of Haridasa Thakura
4|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.
5|Antya 11.1
6|TEXT 1
7|TEXT
8|namami haridasam tam
9|caitanyam tam ca tat-prabhum
10|samsthitam api yan-murtim
11|svanke krtva nanarta yah
12|SYNONYMS
13|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.
14|TRANSLATION
15|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.
16|Antya 11.2
17|TEXT 2
18|TEXT
19|jaya jaya sri-caitanya jaya dayamaya
20|jayadvaita-priya nityananda-priya jaya
21|SYNONYMS
22|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.
23|TRANSLATION
24|All glories to Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is very
>|merciful and who is very dear to Advaita Acarya and Lord
>|Nityananda.
25|Antya 11.3
26|TEXT 3
27|TEXT
28|jaya srinivasesvara haridasa-natha
29|jaya gadadhara-priya svarupa-prana-natha
30|SYNONYMS
31|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.
32|TRANSLATION
33|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!
34|Antya 11.4
35|TEXT 4
36|TEXT
37|jaya kasi-priya jagadananda-pranesvara
38|jaya rupa-sanatana-raghunathesvara
39|SYNONYMS
40|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.
41|TRANSLATION
42|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.
43|Antya 11.5
44|TEXT 5
45|TEXT
46|jaya gaura-deha krsna svayam bhagavan
47|krpa kari' deha' prabhu, nija-pada-dana
48|SYNONYMS
49|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.
50|TRANSLATION
51|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.
52|Antya 11.6
53|TEXT 6
54|TEXT
55|jaya nityananda-candra jaya caitanyera prana
56|tomara caranaravinde bhakti deha' dana
57|SYNONYMS
58|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.
59|TRANSLATION
60|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.
61|Antya 11.7
62|TEXT 7
63|TEXT
64|jaya jayadvaita-candra caitanyera arya
65|sva-carane bhakti deha' jayadvaitacarya
66|SYNONYMS
67|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.
68|TRANSLATION
69|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.
70|Antya 11.8
71|TEXT 8
72|TEXT
73|jaya gaura-bhakta-gana,-gaura yanra prana
74|saba bhakta mili' more bhakti deha' dana
75|SYNONYMS
76|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.
77|TRANSLATION
78|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.
79|Antya 11.9
80|TEXT 9
81|TEXT
82|jaya rupa, sanatana, jiva, raghunatha
83|raghunatha, gopala,-chaya mora natha
84|SYNONYMS
85|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.
86|TRANSLATION
87|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.
88|Antya 11.10
89|TEXT 10
90|TEXT
91|e-saba prasade likhi caitanya-lila-guna
92|yaiche taiche likhi, kari apana pavana
93|SYNONYMS
94|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.
95|TRANSLATION
96|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.
97|Antya 11.11
98|TEXT 11
99|TEXT
100|ei-mata mahaprabhura nilacale vasa
101|sange bhakta-gana lana kirtana-vilasa
102|SYNONYMS
103|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.
104|TRANSLATION
105|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu thus resided at Jagannatha Puri
>|with His personal devotees and enjoyed the congregational
>|chanting of the Hare Krsna maha mantra.
106|Antya 11.12
107|TEXT 12
108|TEXT
109|dine nrtya-kirtana, isvara-darasana
110|ratrye raya-svarupa-sane rasa-asvadana
111|SYNONYMS
112|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.
113|TRANSLATION
114|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.
115|Antya 11.13
116|TEXT 13
117|TEXT
118|ei-mata mahaprabhura sukhe kala yaya
119|krsnera viraha-vikara ange nana haya
120|SYNONYMS
121|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.
122|TRANSLATION
123|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.
124|Antya 11.14
125|TEXT 14
126|TEXT
127|dine dine bade vikara, ratrye atisaya
128|cinta, udvega, pralapadi yata sastre kaya
129|SYNONYMS
130|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.
131|TRANSLATION
132|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.
133|Antya 11.15
134|TEXT 15
135|TEXT
136|svarupa gosani, ara ramananda-raya
137|ratri-dine kare donhe prabhura sahaya
138|SYNONYMS
139|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.
140|TRANSLATION
141|Svarupa Damodara Gosvami and Ramananda Raya, the chief
>|assistants in Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's pastimes, remained
>|with Him both day and night.
142|Antya 11.16
143|TEXT 16
144|TEXT
145|eka-dina govinda maha-prasada lana
146|haridase dite gela anandita hana
147|SYNONYMS
148|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.
149|TRANSLATION
150|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.
151|Antya 11.17
152|TEXT 17
153|TEXT
154|dekhe,-haridasa thakura kariyache sayana
155|manda manda kariteche sankhya-sankirtana
156|SYNONYMS
157|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.
158|TRANSLATION
159|When Govinda came to Haridasa, he saw that Haridasa Thakura
>|was lying on his back and chanting his rounds very slowly.
160|Antya 11.18
161|TEXT 18
162|TEXT
163|govinda kahe,-'utha asi' karaha bhojana'
164|haridasa kahe,-aji karimu langhana
165|SYNONYMS
166|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.
167|TRANSLATION
168|"Please rise and take your maha-prasada," Govinda said .
>|Haridasa Thakura replied, "Today I shall observe fasting.
169|Antya 11.19
170|TEXT 19
171|TEXT
172|sankhya-kirtana pure nahi, ke-mate khaiba?
173|maha-prasada aniyacha, ke-mate upeksiba?
174|SYNONYMS
175|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.
176|TRANSLATION
177|"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?"
178|Antya 11.20
179|TEXT 20
180|TEXT
181|eta bali' maha-prasada karila vandana
182|eka ranca lana tara karila bhaksana
183|SYNONYMS
184|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.
185|TRANSLATION
186|Saying this, he offered prayers to the maha-prasada, took
>|a little portion, and ate it.
187|PURPORT
188|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.
189|Antya 11.21
190|TEXT 21
191|TEXT
192|ara dina mahaprabhu tanra thani aila
193|sustha hao, haridasa-bali' tanre puchila
194|SYNONYMS
195|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.
196|TRANSLATION
197|The next day, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to Haridasa's
>|place and inquired from him, "Haridasa, are you well?"
198|Antya 11.22
199|TEXT 22
200|TEXT
201|namaskara kari' tenho kaila nivedana
202|sarira sustha haya mora, asustha buddhi-mana
203|SYNONYMS
204|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.
205|TRANSLATION
206|Haridasa offered his obeisances to the Lord and replied, "
>|My body is all right, but my mind and intelligence are not
>|well."
207|Antya 11.23
208|TEXT 23
209|TEXT
210|prabhu kahe,-'kon vyadhi, kaha ta' nirnaya?'
211|tenho kahe,-'sankhya-kirtana na puraya'
212|SYNONYMS
213|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.
214|TRANSLATION
215|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."
216|PURPORT
217|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.
218|Antya 11.24
219|TEXT 24
220|TEXT
221|prabhu kahe,-"vrddha ha-ila 'sankhya' alpa kara
222|siddha-deha tumi, sadhane agraha kene kara?
223|SYNONYMS
224|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.
225|TRANSLATION
226|"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.
227|PURPORT
228|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.
229|Antya 11.25
230|TEXT 25
231|TEXT
232|loka nistarite ei tomara 'avatara'
233|namera mahima loke karila pracara
234|SYNONYMS
235|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.
236|TRANSLATION
237|"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."
238|PURPORT
239|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.
240|Antya 11.26
241|TEXT 26
242|TEXT
243|ebe alpa sankhya kari' kara sankirtana"
244|haridasa kahe,-"suna mora satya nivedana
245|SYNONYMS
246|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.
247|TRANSLATION
248|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.
249|Antya 11.27
250|TEXT 27
251|TEXT
252|hina-jati janma mora nindya-kalevara
253|hina-karme rata muni adhama pamara
254|SYNONYMS
255|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.
256|TRANSLATION
257|"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.
258|Antya 11.28
259|TEXT 28
260|TEXT
261|adrsya, asprsya more angikara kaila
262|raurava ha-ite kadi' more vaikunthe cadaila
263|SYNONYMS
264|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.
265|TRANSLATION
266|"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.
267|Antya 11.29
268|TEXT 29
269|TEXT
270|svatantra isvara tumi hao icchamaya
271|jagat nacao, yare yaiche iccha haya
272|SYNONYMS
273|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.
274|TRANSLATION
275|"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.
276|Antya 11.30
277|TEXT 30
278|TEXT
279|aneka nacaila more prasada kariya
280|viprera sraddha-patra khainu 'mleccha' hana
281|SYNONYMS
282|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 .
283|TRANSLATION
284|"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
>|.
285|PURPORT
286|Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, in his Anubhasya,
>|quotes from the Visnu-smrti in reference to sraddha-
>|patra.
287|brahmanapasada hy ete
288|kathitah pankti-dusakah
289|etan vivarjayed yatnat
>|
>|
>|
>|
>|
>|
>|
>|
290|sraddha-karmani panditah
291|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.
292|Antya 11.31
293|TEXT 31
294|TEXT
295|eka vancha haya mora bahu dina haite
296|lila samvaribe tumi-laya mora citte
297|SYNONYMS
298|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.
299|TRANSLATION
300|"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.
301|Antya 11.32
302|TEXT 32
303|TEXT
304|sei lila prabhu more kabhu na dekhaiba
305|apanara age mora sarira padiba
306|SYNONYMS
307|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.
308|TRANSLATION
309|"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.
310|Antya 11.33
311|TEXT 33
312|TEXT
313|hrdaye dharimu tomara kamala carana
314|nayane dekhimu tomara canda vadana
315|SYNONYMS
316|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.
317|TRANSLATION
318|"I wish to catch Your lotuslike feet upon my heart and see
>|Your moonlike face.
319|Antya 11.34
320|TEXT 34
321|TEXT
322|jihvaya uccarimu tomara 'krsna-caitanya'-nama
323|ei-mata mora iccha,-chadimu parana
324|SYNONYMS
325|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.
326|TRANSLATION
327|"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.
328|Antya 11.35
329|TEXT 35
330|TEXT
331|mora ei iccha yadi tomara prasade haya
332|ei nivedana mora kara, dayamaya
333|SYNONYMS
334|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.
335|TRANSLATION
336|"O most merciful Lord, if by Your mercy it is possible,
>|kindly grant my desire.
337|Antya 11.36
338|TEXT 36
339|TEXT
340|ei nica deha mora paduka tava age
341|ei vancha-siddhi mora tomatei lage"
342|SYNONYMS
343|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.
344|TRANSLATION
345|"Let this lowborn body fall down before You. You can make
>|possible this perfection of all my desires."
346|Antya 11.37
347|TEXT 37
348|TEXT
349|prabhu kahe,-"haridasa, ye tumi magibe
350|krsna krpamaya taha avasya karibe
351|SYNONYMS
352|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.
353|TRANSLATION
354|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "My dear Haridasa, Krsna is
>|so merciful that He must execute whatever you want.
355|Antya 11.38
356|TEXT 38
357|TEXT
358|kintu amara ye kichu sukha, saba toma lana
359|tomara yogya nahe,-yabe amare chadiya"
360|SYNONYMS
361|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.
362|TRANSLATION
363|"But whatever happiness is Mine is all due to your
>|association. It is not fitting for you to go away and leave
>|Me aside."
364|Antya 11.39
365|TEXT 39
366|TEXT
367|carane dhari' kahe haridasa,-"na kariha 'maya'
368|avasya mo-adhame, prabhu, kara ei 'daya'
369|SYNONYMS
370|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.
371|TRANSLATION
372|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!
373|Antya 11.40
374|TEXT 40
375|TEXT
376|mora siromani kata kata mahasaya
377|tomara lilara sahaya koti-bhakta haya
378|SYNONYMS
379|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.
380|TRANSLATION
381|"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.
382|Antya 11.41
383|TEXT 41
384|TEXT
385|ama-hena yadi eka kita mari' gela
386|eka pipilika maile prthvira kahan hani haila?
387|SYNONYMS
388|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.
389|TRANSLATION
390|"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?
391|Antya 11.42
392|TEXT 42
393|TEXT
394|'bhakata-vatsala' prabhu, tumi, mui 'bhaktabhasa'
395|avasya purabe, prabhu, mora ei asa"
396|SYNONYMS
397|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.
398|TRANSLATION
399|"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."
400|Antya 11.43
401|TEXT 43
402|TEXT
403|madhyahna karite prabhu calila apane
404|isvara dekhiya kali dibena darasane
405|SYNONYMS
406|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.
407|TRANSLATION
408|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.
409|Antya 11.44
410|TEXT 44
411|TEXT
412|tabe mahaprabhu tanre kari' alingana
413|madhyahna karite samudre karila gamana
414|SYNONYMS
415|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.
416|TRANSLATION
417|After embracing him, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu left to
>|perform His noon duties and went to the sea to take His
>|bath.
418|Antya 11.45
419|TEXT 45
420|TEXT
421|pratah-kale isvara dekhi' saba bhakta lana
422|haridase dekhite aila sighra kariya
423|SYNONYMS
424|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.
425|TRANSLATION
426|The next morning, after visiting the Jagannatha temple, Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu, accompanied by all His other devotees,
>|came hastily to see Haridasa Thakura.
427|Antya 11.46
428|TEXT 46
429|TEXT
430|haridasera age asi' dila darasana
431|haridasa vandila prabhura ara vaisnava-carana
432|SYNONYMS
433|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.
434|TRANSLATION
435|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.
436|Antya 11.47
437|TEXT 47
438|TEXT
439|prabhu kahe,-'haridasa, kaha samacara'
440|haridasa kahe,-'prabhu, ye krpa tomara'
441|SYNONYMS
442|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.
443|TRANSLATION
444|Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu inquired, "My dear Haridasa,
>|what is the news?" Haridasa Thakura replied, "My Lord,
>|whatever mercy You can bestow upon me."
445|Antya 11.48
446|TEXT 48
447|TEXT
448|angane arambhila prabhu maha-sankirtana
449|vakresvara-pandita tahan karena nartana
450|SYNONYMS
451|angane-in the courtyard; arambhila-began; prabhu-Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu; maha-sankirtana-great congregational
>|chanting; vakresvara-pandita-Vakresvara Pandita; tahan-
>|there; karena nartana-danced.
452|TRANSLATION
453|Upon hearing this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu immediately
>|began great congregational chanting in the courtyard.
>|Vakresvara Pandita was the chief dancer.
454|Antya 11.49
455|TEXT 49
456|TEXT
457|svarupa-gosani adi yata prabhura gana
458|haridase bedi' kare nama-sankirtana
459|SYNONYMS
460|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.
461|TRANSLATION
462|Headed by Svarupa Damodara Gosvami, all the devotees of Sri
>|Caitanya Mahaprabhu surrounded Haridasa Thakura and began
>|congregational chanting.
463|Antya 11.50
464|TEXT 50
465|TEXT
466|ramananda, sarvabhauma, sabara agrete
467|haridasera guna prabhu lagila kahite
468|SYNONYMS
469|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.
470|TRANSLATION
471|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.
472|Antya 11.51
473|TEXT 51
474|TEXT
475|haridasera guna kahite prabhu ha-ila panca-mukha
476|kahite kahite prabhura bade maha-sukha
477|SYNONYMS
478|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.
479|TRANSLATION
480|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.
481|Antya 11.52
482|TEXT 52
483|TEXT
484|haridasera gune sabara vismita haya mana
485|sarva-bhakta vande haridasera carana
486|SYNONYMS
487|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.
488|TRANSLATION
489|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.
490|Antya 11.53
491|TEXT 53
492|TEXT
493|haridasa nijagrete prabhure vasaila
494|nija-netra-dui bhrnga-mukha-padme dila
495|SYNONYMS
496|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.
497|TRANSLATION
498|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.
499|Antya 11.54
500|TEXT 54
501|TEXT
502|sva-hrdaye ani' dharila prabhura carana
503|sarva-bhakta-pada-renu mastaka-bhusana
504|SYNONYMS
505|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.
506|TRANSLATION
507|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.
508|Antya 11.55
509|TEXT 55
510|TEXT
511|'sri-krsna-caitanya' sabda balena bara bara
512|prabhu-mukha-madhuri piye, netre jala-dhara
513|SYNONYMS
514|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.
515|TRANSLATION
516|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.
517|Antya 11.56
518|TEXT 56
519|TEXT
520|'sri-krsna-caitanya' sabda karite uccarana
521|namera sahita prana kaila utkramana
522|SYNONYMS
523|sri-krsna-caitanya-Sri Krsna Caitanya; sabda-the sound
>|vibration; karite uccarana-chanting; namera sahita-with the
>|name; prana-life; kaila utkramana-went away.
524|TRANSLATION
525|While chanting the holy name of Sri Krsna Caitanya, he gave
>|up his air of life and left his body.
526|Antya 11.57
527|TEXT 57
528|TEXT
529|maha-yogesvara-praya dekhi' svacchande marana
530|'bhismera niryana' sabara ha-ila smarana
531|SYNONYMS
532|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.
533|TRANSLATION
534|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.
535|Antya 11.58
536|TEXT 58
537|TEXT
538|'hari' 'krsna'-sabde sabe kare kolahala
539|premanande mahaprabhu ha-ila vihvala
540|SYNONYMS
541|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.
542|TRANSLATION
543|There was a tumultuous noise as they all chanted the holy
>|names "Hari" and "Krsna." Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu became
>|overwhelmed with ecstatic love.
544|Antya 11.59
545|TEXT 59
546|TEXT
547|haridasera tanu prabhu kole laila uthana
548|angane nacena prabhu premavista hana
549|SYNONYMS
550|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.
551|TRANSLATION
552|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.
553|Antya 11.60
554|TEXT 60
555|TEXT
556|prabhura avese avasa sarva-bhakta-gana
557|premavese sabe nace, karena kirtana
558|SYNONYMS
559|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.
560|TRANSLATION
561|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.
562|Antya 11.61
563|TEXT 61
564|TEXT
565|ei-mate nrtya prabhu kaila kata-ksana
566|svarupa-gosani prabhure karaila savadhana
567|SYNONYMS
568|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.
569|TRANSLATION
570|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu danced for some time, and then
>|Svarupa Damodara Gosvami informed Him of other rituals for
>|the body of Thakura Haridasa.
571|Antya 11.62
572|TEXT 62
573|TEXT
574|haridasa-thakure tabe vimane cadana
575|samudre lana gela tabe kirtana kariya
576|SYNONYMS
577|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.
578|TRANSLATION
579|The body of Haridasa Thakura was then raised onto a carrier
>|that resembled an airship and taken to the sea, accompanied
>|by congregational chanting.
580|Antya 11.63
581|TEXT 63
582|TEXT
583|age mahaprabhu calena nrtya karite karite
584|pache nrtya kare vakresvara bhakta-gana-sathe
585|SYNONYMS
586|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.
587|TRANSLATION
588|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu danced in front of the procession,
>|and Vakresvara Pandita, along with the other devotees,
>|chanted and danced behind Him.
589|Antya 11.64
590|TEXT 64
591|TEXT
592|haridase samudra-jale snana karaila
593|prabhu kahe,-"samudra ei 'maha-tirtha' ha-ila"
594|SYNONYMS
595|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.
596|TRANSLATION
597|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."
598|Antya 11.65
599|TEXT 65
600|TEXT
601|haridasera padodaka piye bhakta-gana
602|haridasera ange dila prasada-candana
603|SYNONYMS
604|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.
605|TRANSLATION
606|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.
607|Antya 11.66
608|TEXT 66
609|TEXT
610|dora, kadara, prasada, vastra ange dila
611|valukara garta kari' tahe soyaila
612|SYNONYMS
613|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.
614|TRANSLATION
615|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.
616|Antya 11.67
617|TEXT 67
618|TEXT
619|cari-dike bhakta-gana karena kirtana
620|vakresvara-pandita karena anande nartana
621|SYNONYMS
622|cari-dike-all around; bhakta-gana-the devotees; karena-
>|performed; kirtana-congregational chanting; vakresvara-
>|pandita-Vakresvara Pandita; karena-performed; anande-in
>|jubilation; nartana-dancing.
623|TRANSLATION
624|All around the body, the devotees performed congregational
>|chanting, and Vakresvara Pandita danced in jubilation.
625|Antya 11.68
626|TEXT 68
627|TEXT
628|'hari-bola' 'hari-bola' bale gauraraya
629|apani sri-haste valu dila tanra gaya
630|SYNONYMS
631|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.
632|TRANSLATION
633|With His transcendental hands, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
>|personally covered the body of Haridasa Thakura with sand,
>|chanting "Hari bol! Hari bol!"
634|Antya 11.69
635|TEXT 69
636|TEXT
637|tanre valu diya upare pinda bandhaila
638|caudike pindera maha avarana kaila
639|SYNONYMS
640|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.
641|TRANSLATION
642|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.
643|Antya 11.70
644|TEXT 70
645|TEXT
646|taha bedi' prabhu kaila kirtana, nartana
647|hari-dhvani-kolahale bharila bhuvana
648|SYNONYMS
649|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.
650|TRANSLATION
651|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.
652|Antya 11.71
653|TEXT 71
654|TEXT
655|tabe mahaprabhu saba bhakta-gana-sange
656|samudre karila snana-jala-keli range
657|SYNONYMS
658|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.
659|TRANSLATION
660|After sankirtana, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu bathed in the sea
>|with His devotees, swimming and playing in the water in
>|great jubilation.
661|Antya 11.72
662|TEXT 72
663|TEXT
664|haridase pradaksina kari' aila simha-dvare
665|hari-kirtana-kolahala sakala nagare
666|SYNONYMS
667|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.
668|TRANSLATION
669|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.
670|Antya 11.73
671|TEXT 73
672|TEXT
673|simha-dvare asi' prabhu pasarira thani
674|ancala patiya prasada magila tathai
675|SYNONYMS
676|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.
677|TRANSLATION
678|Approaching the Simha-dvara gate, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
>|spread His cloth and began to beg prasada from all the
>|shopkeepers there.
679|Antya 11.74
680|TEXT 74
681|TEXT
682|'haridasa-thakurera mahotsavera tare
683|prasada magiye bhiksa deha' ta' amare'
684|SYNONYMS
685|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.
686|TRANSLATION
687|"I am begging prasada for a festival honoring the passing
>|away of Haridasa Thakura," the Lord said. "Please give Me
>|alms."
688|Antya 11.75
689|TEXT 75
690|TEXT
691|suniya pasari saba cangada uthana
692|prasada dite ase tara anandita hana
693|SYNONYMS
694|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.
695|TRANSLATION
696|Hearing this, all the shopkeepers immediately came forward
>|with big baskets of prasada, which they jubilantly
>|delivered to Lord Caitanya.
697|Antya 11.76
698|TEXT 76
699|TEXT
700|svarupa-gosani pasarike nisedhila
701|cangada lana pasari pasare vasila
702|SYNONYMS
703|svarupa-gosani-Svarupa Damodara Gosvami; pasarike-the
>|shopkeepers; nisedhila-forbade; cangada lana-taking the
>|baskets; pasari-shopkeepers; pasare vasila-sat down in
>|their shops.
704|TRANSLATION
705|However, Svarupa Damodara stopped them, and the shopkeepers
>|returned to their shops and sat down with their baskets.
706|Antya 11.77
707|TEXT 77
708|TEXT
709|svarupa-gosani prabhure ghara pathaila
710|cari vaisnava, cari pichada sange rakhila
711|SYNONYMS
712|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.
713|TRANSLATION
714|Svarupa Damodara sent Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu back to His
>|residence, and kept with him four Vaisnavas and four
>|servant carriers.
715|Antya 11.78
716|TEXT 78
717|TEXT
718|svarupa-gosani kahilena saba pasarire
719|eka eka dravyera eka eka punja deha' more
720|SYNONYMS
721|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.
722|TRANSLATION
723|Svarupa Damodara said to all the shopkeepers, "Deliver to
>|me four palmfuls of prasada from each and every item."
724|Antya 11.79
725|TEXT 79
726|TEXT
727|ei-mate nana prasada bojha bandhana
728|lana aila cari janera mastake cadana
729|SYNONYMS
730|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.
731|TRANSLATION
732|In this way varieties of prasada were collected, then
>|packed up in different loads and carried on the heads of
>|the four servants.
733|Antya 11.80
734|TEXT 80
735|TEXT
736|vaninatha pattanayaka prasada anila
737|kasi-misra aneka prasada pathaila
738|SYNONYMS
739|vaninatha pattanayaka-Vaninatha Pattanayaka; prasada-
>|prasada; anila-brought in; kasi-misra-Kasi Misra; aneka
>|prasada-varieties of prasada; pathaila-sent.
740|TRANSLATION
741|Not only did Svarupa Damodara Gosvami bring prasada, but
>|Vaninatha Pattanayaka , as well as Kasi Misra , sent
>|large quantities.
742|Antya 11.81
743|TEXT 81
744|TEXT
745|saba vaisnave prabhu vasaila sari sari
746|apane parivese prabhu lana jana cari
747|SYNONYMS
748|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.
749|TRANSLATION
750|Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu made all the devotees sit in rows
>|and personally began to distribute the prasada, assisted
>|by four other men.
751|Antya 11.82
752|TEXT 82
753|TEXT
754|mahaprabhura sri-haste alpa na aise
755|eka eka pate panca-janara bhaksya parivese
756|SYNONYMS
757|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.
758|TRANSLATION
759|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.
760|Antya 11.83
761|TEXT 83
762|TEXT
763|svarupa kahe,-"prabhu, vasi' karaha darsana
764|ami inha-saba lana kari parivesana
765|SYNONYMS
766|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.
767|TRANSLATION
768|Svarupa Damodara Gosvami requested Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,
>|"Please sit down and watch. With these men to help me, I
>|shall distribute the prasada."
769|Antya 11.84
770|TEXT 84
771|TEXT
772|svarupa, jagadananda, kasisvara, sankara
773|cari-jana parivesana kare nirantara
774|SYNONYMS
775|svarupa-Svarupa Damodara Gosvami; jagadananda-Jagadananda
>|Pandita; kasisvara-Kasisvara; sankara-Sankara; cari-jana-
>|four men; parivesana kare-administer; nirantara-
>|continuously.
776|TRANSLATION
777|The four men-Svarupa, Jagadananda, Kasisvara and
>|Sankara-distributed the prasada continuously.
778|Antya 11.85
779|TEXT 85
780|TEXT
781|prabhu na khaile keha na kare bhojana
782|prabhure se dine kasi-misrera nimantrana
783|SYNONYMS
784|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.
785|TRANSLATION
786|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.
787|Antya 11.86
788|TEXT 86
789|TEXT
790|apane kasi-misra aila prasada lana
791|prabhure bhiksa karaila agraha kariya
792|SYNONYMS
793|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.
794|TRANSLATION
795|Therefore Kasi Misra personally went there and delivered
>|prasada to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu with great attention
>|and made Him eat.
796|Antya 11.87
797|TEXT 87
798|TEXT
799|puri-bharatira sange prabhu bhiksa kaila
800|sakala vaisnava tabe bhojana karila
801|SYNONYMS
802|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.
803|TRANSLATION
804|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.
805|Antya 11.88
806|TEXT 88
807|TEXT
808|akantha purana sabaya karaila bhojana
809|deha' deha' bali' prabhu balena vacana
810|SYNONYMS
811|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.
812|TRANSLATION
813|Everyone was filled up to the neck because Sri Caitanya
>|Mahaprabhu kept telling the distributors, "Give them more!
>|Give them more!"
814|Antya 11.89
815|TEXT 89
816|TEXT
817|bhojana kariya sabe kaila acamana
818|sabare paraila prabhu malya-candana
819|SYNONYMS
820|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.
821|TRANSLATION
822|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.
823|Antya 11.90
824|TEXT 90
825|TEXT
826|premavista hana prabhu karena vara-dana
827|suni' bhakta-ganera judaya manaskama
828|SYNONYMS
829|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.
830|TRANSLATION
831|Overwhelmed with ecstatic love, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
>|offered a benediction to all the devotees, which all the
>|devotees heard with great satisfaction.
832|Antya 11.91-93
833|TEXTS 91-93
834|TEXT
835|"haridasera vijayotsava ye kaila darsana
836|ye ihan nrtya kaila, ye kaila kirtana
837|ye tanre valuka dite karila gamana
838|tara madhye mahotsave ye kaila bhojana
839|acire ha-ibe ta-sabara 'krsna-prapti'
840|haridasa-darasane haya aiche 'sakti'
841|SYNONYMS
842|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.
843|TRANSLATION
844|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.
845|Antya 11.94
846|TEXT 94
847|TEXT
848|krpa kari' krsna more diyachila sanga
849|svatantra krsnera iccha,-kaila sanga-bhanga
850|SYNONYMS
851|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.
852|TRANSLATION
853|"Being merciful upon Me, Krsna gave Me the association of
>|Haridasa Thakura. Being independent in His desires, He has
>|now broken that association.
854|Antya 11.95
855|TEXT 95
856|TEXT
857|haridasera iccha yabe ha-ila calite
858|amara sakati tanre narila rakhite
859|SYNONYMS
860|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.
861|TRANSLATION
862|"When Haridasa Thakura wanted to leave this material world,
>|it was not within My power to detain him.
863|Antya 11.96
864|TEXT 96
865|TEXT
866|iccha-matre kaila nija-prana niskramana
867|purve yena suniyachi bhismera marana
868|SYNONYMS
869|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.
870|TRANSLATION
871|"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.
872|Antya 11.97
873|TEXT 97
874|TEXT
875|haridasa achila prthivira 'siromani'
876|taha vina ratna-sunya ha-ila medini
877|SYNONYMS
878|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.
879|TRANSLATION
880|"Haridasa Thakura was the crown jewel on the head of this
>|world; without him, this world is now bereft of its
>|valuable jewel."
881|Antya 11.98
882|TEXT 98
883|TEXT
884|'jaya jaya haridasa' bali' kara hari-dhvani"
885|eta bali' mahaprabhu nacena apani
886|SYNONYMS
887|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.
888|TRANSLATION
889|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.
890|Antya 11.99
891|TEXT 99
892|TEXT
893|sabe gaya,-"jaya jaya jaya haridasa
894|namera mahima yenha karila prakasa"
895|SYNONYMS
896|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.
897|TRANSLATION
898|Everyone began to chant, "All glories to Haridasa Thakura,
>|who revealed the importance of chanting the holy name of
>|the Lord!"
899|Antya 11.100
900|TEXT 100
901|TEXT
902|tabe mahaprabhu saba bhakte vidaya dila
903|harsa-visade prabhu visrama karila
904|SYNONYMS
905|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.
906|TRANSLATION
907|Thereafter, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu bid farewell to all
>|the devotees, and He Himself, with mixed feelings of
>|happiness and distress, took rest.
908|Antya 11.101
909|TEXT 101
910|TEXT
911|ei ta' kahilun haridasera vijaya
912|yahara sravane krsne drdha-bhakti haya
913|SYNONYMS
914|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.
915|TRANSLATION
916|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.
917|PURPORT
918|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.
919|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:
920|srinivasa sighra samudrera kule gela
921|haridasa-thakurera samadhi dekhila
922|bhumite padiya kaila pranati vistara
923|bhagavata-gana sri-samadhi-sannidhane
924|srinivase sthira kaila sasneha-vacane
925|punah srinivasa sri-samadhi pranamiya
926|ye vilapa kaila, ta sunile drave hiya
927|"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."
928|Antya 11.102
929|TEXT 102
930|TEXT
931|caitanyera bhakta-vatsalya ihatei jani
932|bhakta-vancha purna kaila nyasi-siromani
933|SYNONYMS
934|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.
935|TRANSLATION
936|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.
937|Antya 11.103
938|TEXT 103
939|TEXT
940|sesa-kale dila tanre darsana-sparsana
941|tanre kole kari' kaila apane nartana
942|SYNONYMS
943|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.
944|TRANSLATION
945|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.
946|Antya 11.104
947|TEXT 104
948|TEXT
949|apane sri-haste krpaya tanre valu dila
950|apane prasada magi' mahotsava kaila
951|SYNONYMS
952|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.
953|TRANSLATION
954|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.
955|Antya 11.105
956|TEXT 105
957|TEXT
958|maha-bhagavata haridasa-parama-vidvan
959|e saubhagya lagi' age karila prayana
960|SYNONYMS
961|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.
962|TRANSLATION
963|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.
964|PURPORT
965|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.
966|As stated in the Srimad -Bhagavatam (7 .
>|5.24):
967|iti pumsarpita visnau
968|bhaktis cen nava
>|
>|
>|
>|
>|
>|-laksana
>|
969|kriyeta bhagavaty addha
970|tan manye 'dhitam uttamam
971|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.
972|Antya 11.106
973|TEXT 106
974|TEXT
975|caitanya-caritra ei amrtera sindhu
976|karna-mana trpta kare yara eka bindu
977|SYNONYMS
978|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.
979|TRANSLATION
980|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.
981|Antya 11.107
982|TEXT 107
983|TEXT
984|bhava-sindhu taribare ache yara citta
985|sraddha kari' suna sei caitanya-caritra
986|SYNONYMS
987|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.
988|TRANSLATION
989|Anyone who desires to cross over the ocean of nescience,
>|please hear with great faith the life and characteristics
>|of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
990|Antya 11.108
991|TEXT 108
992|TEXT
993|sri-rupa-raghunatha-pade yara asa
994|caitanya-caritamrta kahe krsnadasa
995|SYNONYMS
996|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.
997|TRANSLATION
998|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.
999|Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to Sri Caitanya-
>|caritamrta, Antya-lila, Eleventh Chapter, describing the
>|passing of Haridasa Thakura.
1000|