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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 11.16
একদিন গোবিন্দ মহাপ্রসাদ লঞা ।
হরিদাসে দিতে গেলা আনন্দিত হঞা ॥ ১৬ ॥
eka-dina govinda mahā-prasāda lañā
haridāse dite gelā ānandita hañā
One day Govinda, the personal servant of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, went in great jubilation to deliver the remnants of Lord Jagannātha’s food to Haridāsa Ṭhākura.
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Govinda was the personal servant of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
One day he went to deliver the remnants of Lord Jagannātha’s food to Haridāsa Ṭhākura.
Govinda carried out this service in great jubilation.
Sacred grief and gratitude. The Lord personally honors Haridāsa’s departure and leads the funeral observances.
The mood of Antya 11 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
In this chapter it is described how Brahmā Haridāsa Ṭhākura gave up his body with the consent of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and how 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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 11
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “servant”, “service”
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “deliver”
Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “haridāsa”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I bring a more joyful spirit to a small act of service?
Choose one small act of service today and carry it out with attention to Govinda’s joyful example.
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