Text 30]
The Passing of Haridāsa Ṭhākura
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TRANSLATION
“My dear Lord, You are the fully independent Personality of Godhead. You act by Your own free will. You cause the whole world to dance and act as You like.
TEXT 30
অনেক নাচাইলা মোরে প্রসাদ করিয়া।
বিপ্রের শ্রাঙ্কপাত্র খাইমু ‘শ্লেচ্ছ’ হঞ্জা ॥ ৩০ ॥
aneka nācāilā more prasāda kariyā viprera śrāddha-pātra khāinu ‘mleccha’ hañā
SYNONYMS
aneka —in many ways;  nācāilā —You have made dance;  more —me;  prasāda kariyā —by Your mercy;  viprera —of the  brāhmaṇas ;  śrāddha-pātra —the dish of the  śrāddha  ceremony;  khāinu —I have eaten;  mleccha hañā —although born in a family of meateaters.
TRANSLATION
“My dear Lord, by Your mercy You have made me dance in many ways. For example, I was offered the  śrāddha-pātra  that should have been offered to first-class  brāhmaṇas . I ate from it even though I was born in a family of meateaters.
PURPORT
Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, in his  Anubhāṣya , quotes from the  Viṣṇu-smṛti  in reference to  śrāddha-pātra .
brāhmaṇāpasadā hy ete kathitāḥ paṅkti-dūṣakāḥ etān vivarjayed yatnāt śrāddha-karmaṇi paṇḍitaḥ
According to this verse, if one is born in a  brāhmaṇa  family but does not behave according to brahminical standards, he should not be offered the  śrāddha-pātra , which is  prasāda  offered to the forefathers. Advaita Ācārya offered the  śrāddha-pātra  to Haridāsa Ṭhākura, not to a  brāhmaṇa  who had been born in a  brāhmaṇa  family. Although Haridāsa Ṭhākura was born in the family of meateaters, because he was an advanced devotee he was shown more respect than a first-class  brāhmaṇa .