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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 11.17
দেখে, — হরিদাস ঠাকুর করিয়াছে শয়ন ।
মন্দ মন্দ করিতেছে সংখ্যা-সঙ্কীর্তন ॥ ১৭ ॥
dekhe, — haridāsa ṭhākura kariyāche śayana
manda manda kariteche saṅkhyā-saṅkīrtana
When Govinda came to Haridāsa, he saw that Haridāsa Ṭhākura was lying on his back and chanting his rounds very slowly.
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Govinda found Haridāsa Ṭhākura lying on his back.
Haridāsa Ṭhākura was still chanting his rounds, though very slowly.
The following conversation shows how deeply he cared about completing his regular number of rounds.
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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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: “chanting”, “haridāsa”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “conversation”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s steady attention to chanting encourage you?
Give a few quiet moments today to chanting without rushing.
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