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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 11.19
সংখ্যা-কীর্তন পূরে নাহি, কেমতে খাইব ? মহাপ্রসাদ আনিয়াছ, কেমতে উপেক্ষিব ?” ১৯ ।। ॥ ১৯ ॥
saṅkhyā-kīrtana pūre nāhi, ke-mate khāiba?
mahā-prasāda āniyācha, ke-mate upekṣiba?
“I have not finished chanting my regular number of rounds. How, then, can I eat? But you have brought mahā-prasādam, and how can I neglect it?”
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Haridāsa Ṭhākura had not finished his regular number of rounds.
He questioned how he could eat while his chanting remained unfinished.
At the same time, he did not want to neglect the mahā-prasādam Govinda had brought.
Sacred grief and gratitude. The Lord personally honors Haridāsa’s departure and leads the funeral observances.
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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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s concern reveal about his respect for chanting and mahā-prasādam?
Set aside a definite time today for your chanting, remembering the importance Haridāsa Ṭhākura gave it.
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