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The Glories of Haridāsa Ṭhākura
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TRANSLATION
O devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, please hear something about the qualities of Haridāsa Ṭhākura that Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura has not described in detail.
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হরিদাস যবে নিজ-গৃহ ত্যাগ কৈলা। বেনাপোলের বন-মধ্যে কতদিন রহিলা ॥ ৯৯ ॥
haridāsa yabe nija-gṛha tyāga kailā benāpolera vana-madhye kata-dina rahilā
SYNONYMS
haridāsa —Haridāsa Ṭhākura;  yabe —when;  nija-gṛha —his own residence;  tyāga kailā —gave up;  benāpolera —of the village known as Benāpola;  vana-madhye —in the forest;  kata-dina —for some time;  rahilā —stayed.
TRANSLATION
After leaving his home, Haridāsa Ṭhākura stayed for some time in the forest of Benāpola.
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নির্জন-বনে কুটির করি’ তুলসী সেবন। রাত্রি-দিনে তিন লক্ষ নাম-সঙ্কীর্তন ॥ ১০০ ॥
nirjana-vane kuṭira kari’ tulasī sevana rātri-dine tina lakṣa nāma-saṅkīrtana
SYNONYMS
nirjana-vane —in a solitary forest;  kuṭira —a cottage;  kari’ —making;  tulasī —the tulasī plant;  sevana —worshiping;  rātri-dine —throughout the entire day and night;  tina —three;  lakṣa —hundred thousand;  nāma-saṅkīrtana —chanting of the holy name.
TRANSLATION
Haridāsa Ṭhākura constructed a cottage in a solitary forest. There he planted a tulasī plant, and in front of the tulasī he would chant the holy name of the Lord 300,000 times daily. He chanted throughout the entire day and night.