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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 11.97
হরিদাস আছিল পৃথিবীর ‘শিরোমণি’ ।
তাহা বিনা রত্ন-শূন্যা হইল মেদিনী ॥ ৯৭ ॥
haridāsa āchila pṛthivīra ‘śiromaṇi’
tāhā vinā ratna-śūnyā ha-ila medinī
“Haridāsa Ṭhākura was the crown jewel on the head of this world; without him, this world is now bereft of its valuable jewel.”
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu called Haridāsa Ṭhākura the crown jewel on the head of this world.
He described the world without Haridāsa Ṭhākura as bereft of its valuable jewel.
This image expresses both Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s great value and the deep loss of his departure.
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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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: “haridāsa”
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How does the image of a crown jewel shape your appreciation of Haridāsa Ṭhākura?
Pause today to remember Haridāsa Ṭhākura through Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s words, “the crown jewel on the head of this world.”
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