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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 11.188
হরিদাস কহে, — প্রভু, না ছুঁইও মোরে ।
মুঞি — নীচ, অস্পৃশ্য, পরম পামরে ॥ ১৮৮ ॥
haridāsa kahe, — prabhu, nā chuṅio more
muñi — nīca, aspṛśya, parama pāmare
Haridāsa Ṭhākura said, “My dear Lord, please do not touch me, for I am most fallen and untouchable and am the lowest among men.”
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Haridāsa Ṭhākura addressed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as “My dear Lord.”
He requested that the Lord not touch him.
He described himself as most fallen and untouchable, and as the lowest among men.
Communal anticipation. Arriving devotees, kīrtana, and longing to meet the Lord converge.
The mood of Madhya 11 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Haridāsa Ṭhākura also came, and due to his humble and submissive attitude, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave him a nice solitary place near the temple. After this, the Lord began performing saṅkīrtana, dividing all the devotees into four groups.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 11
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “fallen”, “lowest”
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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What do Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s words reveal about his humility before the Lord?
Read Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s appeal slowly and reflect for a moment on his humility.
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