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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 2.142
প্রভু যদি যান জগন্নাথ-দরশনে ।
দূরে রহি’ হরিদাস করেন দর্শনে ॥ ১৪২ ॥
prabhu yadi yāna jagannātha-daraśane
dūre rahi’ haridāsa karena darśane
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to see Lord Jagannātha in the temple, Haridāsa would stay a long distance away and see Him.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to the temple to see Lord Jagannātha.
Haridāsa stayed a long distance away and saw Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Although he remained apart, Haridāsa continued to seek the sight of the Lord.
Sorrow and uncompromising discipline. Junior Haridāsa’s exclusion and death present an ethically painful episode.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Because of this, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu rejected Junior Haridāsa, and despite all the requests of the Lord’s stalwart devotees, the Lord did not accept him again. One year after this incident, Junior Haridāsa went to the confluence of the Ganges and Yamunā and committed suicide.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 2
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In this verse: “haridāsa”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to me about Haridāsa continuing to see the Lord from afar?
Spend a quiet moment reflecting on Haridāsa’s continued desire to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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