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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 11.69
তাঁরে বালু দিয়া উপরে পিণ্ডা বাঁধাইলা ।
চৌদিকে পিণ্ডের মহা আবরণ কৈলা ॥ ৬৯ ॥
tāṅre vālu diyā upare piṇḍā bāṅdhāilā
caudike piṇḍera mahā āvaraṇa kailā
The devotees covered the body of Haridāsa Ṭhākura with sand and then constructed a platform upon the site. The platform was protected all around by fencing.
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The devotees covered the body of Haridāsa Ṭhākura with sand.
They then constructed a platform upon the site.
Fencing protected the platform all around, showing their care for the resting place.
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:
He personally entombed the body, covered it with sand and erected a platform on the site. After taking a bath in the sea, He personally begged prasādam of Jagannātha from shopkeepers and distributed prasādam to the assembled devotees.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 11
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In this verse: “haridāsa”
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