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The Advent of Lord Caitanya
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TRANSLATION
Seeing the lunar eclipse and laughing, both Advaita Ācārya and Haridāsa Thākura immediately went to the bank of the Ganges and bathed in the Ganges in great jubilation. Taking advantage of the occasion of the lunar eclipse, Advaita Ācārya, by His own mental strength, distributed various types of charity to the brāhmaṇas.
PURPORT
It is the custom of Hindus to give in charity to the poor as much as possible during the time of a lunar or solar eclipse. Advaita Ācārya, therefore, taking advantage of this eclipse, distributed many varieties of charity to the  brāhmaṇas . In the  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  there is a statement in the Tenth Canto, Third Chapter, verse 11, that when Kṛṣṇa took His birth, immediately Vasudeva, taking advantage of this moment, distributed ten thousand cows to the  brāhmaṇas . It is customary among Hindus that at the time a child is born, especially a male child, the parents distribute great charity in jubilation. Advaita Ācārya was actually interested in distributing charity because of Lord Caitanya's birth at the time of the lunar eclipse. People could not understand, however, why Advaita Ācārya was giving such a great variety of things in charity. He did so not because of the lunar eclipse but because of the Lord's taking birth at that moment. He distributed charity exactly as Vasudeva did at the time of Lord Kṛṣṇa's appearance.
TEXT 101
अग्रे আমদ্দময়, দেখি' মনে সবিন্ময়, ঠারেঠোরে কছে হরিদাস । তোমার ঐছন রঙ, মোর মন পরসন্ন, দেখি—কিছু কার্যে আছে ভাস ॥ ১০১ ॥
jagat ānandamaya, dekhi' mane sa-vismaya, ṭhāreṭhore kahe haridāsa tomāra aichana raṅga, mora mana parasanna, dekhi—kichu kārye āche bhāsa
SYNONYMS
jagat —the whole world;  ānandamaya —full of pleasure;  dekhi' —seeing;  mane —within the mind;  sa-vismaya —with amazement;  ṭhāreṭhore —by direct and indirect indications;  kahe —says;  haridāsa —Haridāsa Thākura;  tomāra —Your;  aichana —that kind of;  raṅga —performance;  mora —my;  mana —mind;  parasanna —very much pleased;  dekhi —I can understand;  kichu —something;  kārye —in work;  āche —there is;  bhāsa —indication.
TRANSLATION
When he saw that the whole world was jubilant, Haridāsa Thākura, his mind astonished, directly and indirectly expressed himself to Advaita Ācārya: "Your