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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 11.57
মহাযোগেশ্বর-প্রায় দেখি’ স্বচ্ছন্দে মরণ ।
‘ভীষ্মের নির্যাণ’ সবার হইল স্মরণ ॥ ৫৭ ॥
mahā-yogeśvara-prāya dekhi’ svacchande maraṇa
‘bhīṣmera niryāṇa’ sabāra ha-ila smaraṇa
Seeing the wonderful death of Haridāsa Ṭhākura by his own will, which was just like a great mystic yogī’s, everyone remembered the passing away of Bhīṣma.
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Haridāsa Ṭhākura passed away by his own will. Everyone saw his death as wonderful.
His passing was compared to that of a great mystic yogī.
Seeing his departure, everyone remembered the passing away of Bhīṣma.
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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In this verse: “haridāsa”
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What stands out to you about the way everyone witnessed Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s passing?
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