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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 11.96
ইচ্ছামাত্রে কৈলা নিজপ্রাণ নিষ্ক্রামণ ।
পূর্বে যেন শুনিয়াছি ভীষ্মের মরণ ॥ ৯৬ ॥
icchā-mātre kailā nija-prāṇa niṣkrāmaṇa
pūrve yena śuniyāchi bhīṣmera maraṇa
“Simply by his will, Haridāsa Ṭhākura could give up his life and go away, exactly like Bhīṣma, who previously died simply by his own desire, as we have heard from śāstra.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said that Haridāsa Ṭhākura could give up his life simply by his own will.
He compared this departure to that of Bhīṣma, who had also died by his own desire.
He referred to śāstra as the source from which Bhīṣma’s departure had been heard.
Sacred grief and gratitude. The Lord personally honors Haridāsa’s departure and leads the funeral observances.
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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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What does this comparison reveal to you about Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s extraordinary departure?
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