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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 11.21

আর দিন মহাপ্রভু তাঁর ঠাঞি আইলা ।

সুস্থ হও, হরিদাস — বলি’ তাঁরে পুছিলা ॥ ২১ ॥

āra dina mahāprabhu tāṅra ṭhāñi āilā

sustha hao, haridāsa — bali’ tāṅre puchilā

Translation

The next day, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Haridāsa’s place and inquired from him, “Haridāsa, are you well?”

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord Personally Inquires

  1. 1

    The next day, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Haridāsa’s place.

  2. 2

    He personally asked Haridāsa whether he was well.

  3. 3

    His question gave Haridāsa the opportunity to speak about his difficulty with completing his rounds.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Antya 11: The Passing of Haridāsa Ṭhākura

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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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. āra dinathe next day
  2. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. tāṅra ṭhāñito his place
  4. āilācame
  5. sustha haoare you all right
  6. haridāsaO Haridāsa
  7. bali’saying
  8. tāṅreunto him
  9. puchilāinquired
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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’s”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What can you learn from the Lord’s personal inquiry about Haridāsa’s well-being?

Practice

Ask someone how they are today, and make time to listen to their answer.

Live this todayThe Lord Personally InquiresThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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