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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.
TEXT 1
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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
SYNONYMS
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.
TEXT 9
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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.
TEXT 15
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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
SYNONYMS
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
SYNONYMS
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.
TEXT 33
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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.
TEXT 38
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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."
TEXT 39
TEXT
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
TEXT
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.
TEXT 41
TEXT
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?
TEXT 42
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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."
TEXT 43
TEXT
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.
TEXT 44
TEXT
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.
TEXT 45
TEXT
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.
TEXT 46
TEXT
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
TEXT
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."
TEXT 48
TEXT
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.
TEXT 49
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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.
TEXT 50
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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.
TEXT 51
TEXT
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.
TEXT 52
TEXT
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.
TEXT 53
TEXT
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.
TEXT 54
TEXT
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.
TEXT 55
TEXT
'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.
TEXT 56
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'sri-krsna-caitanya' sabda karite uccarana
namera sahita prana kaila utkramana
