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How to study this verse, in six steps

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

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Antya-līlā · Chapter 11: The Passing of Haridāsa Ṭhākura

Antya 11.2 Antya 11.4

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 11.3

জয় শ্রীনিবাসেশ্বর হরিদাসনাথ ।

জয় গদাধরপ্রিয় স্বরূপ-প্রাণনাথ ॥ ৩ ॥

jaya śrīnivāseśvara haridāsa-nātha

jaya gadādhara-priya svarūpa-prāṇa-nātha

Translation

All glories to the master of Śrīnivāsa Ṭhākura! All glories to the master of Haridāsa Ṭhākura! All glories to the dear master of Gadādhara Paṇḍita! All glories to the master of the life of Svarūpa Dāmodara!

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

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Dear Master of His Devotees

1
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is glorified as the master of Śrīnivāsa Ṭhākura and Haridāsa Ṭhākura.
2
He is praised as the dear master of Gadādhara Paṇḍita.
3
He is called the master of the life of Svarūpa Dāmodara. The verse honors the Lord through His relationships with His devotees.

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

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.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

jayaall glories
śrīnivāsa-īśvarato the master of Śrīnivāsa (Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura)
haridāsa-nāthathe master of Haridāsa Ṭhākura
jayaall glories
gadādhara-priyato the dear master of Gadādhara
svarūpa-prāṇa-nāthathe master of the life of Svarūpa Dāmodara

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”
Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling
Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “relationships”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the phrase “master of the life” suggest to you about devotion?

Practice

Slowly repeat one offering of glory from this verse, reflecting on the relationship it describes.

Live this todayThe Dear Master of His DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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