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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 11.90 Antya 11.94

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Antya 11.91-93

“হরিদাসের বিজয়োৎসব যে কৈল দর্শন ।

যে ইহাঁ নৃত্য কৈল, যে কৈল কীর্তন ॥ ৯১ ॥

“haridāsera vijayotsava ye kaila darśana

ye ihāṅ nṛtya kaila, ye kaila kīrtana

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave this benediction: “Anyone who has seen the festival of Śrī Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s passing away, anyone who has chanted and danced here, anyone who has offered sand on the body of Haridāsa Ṭhākura, and anyone who has joined this festival to partake of the prasādam will achieve the favor of Kṛṣṇa very soon. There is such wonderful power in seeing Haridāsa Ṭhākura.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s Festival Brings Kṛṣṇa’s Favor

1
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu blessed anyone who had seen the festival of Śrī Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s passing away or had chanted and danced there.
2
His blessing also included anyone who had offered sand on Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s body or joined the festival to partake of prasādam.
3
He declared that these participants would achieve Kṛṣṇa’s favor very soon, emphasizing the wonderful power of seeing Haridāsa Ṭhākura.

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.

haridāseraof Haridāsa Ṭhākura
vijaya-utsavathe festival of the passing away
yeanyone who
kaila darśanahas seen
yeanyone who
ihāṅhere
nṛtya kailadanced
yeanyone who

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: “chanted”, “haridāsa”
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “favor”, “blessed”
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “festival”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does this benediction help you appreciate about Haridāsa Ṭhākura?

Practice

Read the benediction aloud once, noticing each way the devotees participated.

Live this todayHaridāsa Ṭhākura’s Festival Brings Kṛṣṇa’s FavorThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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