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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 1.257

হরিদাসের সিদ্ধিপ্রাপ্তি, — অদ্ভুত সে সব ।

আপনি মহাপ্রভু যাঁর কৈল মহোৎসব ॥ ২৫৭ ॥

haridāsera siddhi-prāpti, — adbhuta se saba

āpani mahāprabhu yāṅra kaila mahotsava

Translation

At Jagannātha Purī, Haridāsa Ṭhākura passed away. The incident was very wonderful because the Lord Himself performed the festival of Ṭhākura Haridāsa’s departure.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord Honors Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s Departure

  1. 1

    Haridāsa Ṭhākura passed away at Jagannātha Purī.

  2. 2

    The Lord Himself performed the festival of Ṭhākura Haridāsa’s departure.

  3. 3

    The translation describes this incident as very wonderful because of the Lord’s personal participation.

How it feels

Anticipation and hidden longing. The author previews later pastimes, including the inner Vraja mood expressed at Ratha-yātrā.

The mood of Madhya 1 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 1: The Later Pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Because he wrote that verse, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was specifically blessed by the Lord. There is also a description of the many books written by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 1
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. haridāseraof Ṭhākura Haridāsa
  2. siddhi-prāptipassing away
  3. adbhutawonderful
  4. sethose
  5. sabaall incidents
  6. āpanipersonally
  7. mahāprabhuŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  8. yāṅrawhose
  9. kailaperformed
  10. mahā-utsavafestival
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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”

  • 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: “haridāsa”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What touches you about the Lord personally performing this festival?

Practice

Pause for a moment today to remember the Lord’s personal participation in honoring Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s departure.

Live this todayThe Lord Honors Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s DepartureThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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