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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 11.63
আগে মহাপ্রভু চলেন নৃত্য করিতে করিতে ।
পাছে নৃত্য করে বক্রেশ্বর ভক্তগণ-সাথে ॥ ৬৩ ॥
āge mahāprabhu calena nṛtya karite karite
pāche nṛtya kare vakreśvara bhakta-gaṇa-sāthe
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu danced in front of the procession, and Vakreśvara Paṇḍita, along with the other devotees, chanted and danced behind Him.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu danced in front of the procession.
Vakreśvara Paṇḍita and the other devotees followed behind Him.
The devotees chanted and danced as Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s body was taken to the sea.
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: “chanted”, “haridāsa”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What strikes you about the Lord and the devotees all participating in this procession?
Chant the holy names for a minute while remembering the Lord dancing before the devotees.
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