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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 11.61

Attending to Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s Bodily Rituals

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu danced for some time, and then Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī informed Him of other rituals for the body of Ṭhākura Haridāsa.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 11.61, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued dancing for some time.
  • Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī then informed Him of other rituals for the body of Ṭhākura Haridāsa.
  • Amid the ecstatic dancing, attention turned toward the further care of Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s body.

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What can you learn from Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī’s attention to what needed to be done?

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