Text 1941) Lord Caitanya at the House of Advaita Acarya
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SYNONYMS
sabā vidāya diyā —asking everyone to return home;  prabhu —the Lord;  calite —to go;  kaila —decided;  mana —the mind;  hari-dāsa kāndi’ —Haridāsa Thākura began to cry:  kahe —savs:  karuna —pathetic:  vacana —words.
TRANSLATION
After requesting all the devotees to return home, the Lord decided to go to Jagannātha Purī. At that time Haridāsa Ṭhākura began to cry and speak some pathetic words.
TEXT 194
নীলাচলে যাবে তুমি, মোর কোন্‌ গতি । নীলাচলে যাইতে মোর নাছিক শকতি ॥ ১৯৪ ॥
n  nilācale yābe tumi, mora kon gati  n  nilācale yāite mora nāhika śakati
SYNONYMS
nīlācale yābe tumi —You will go to Jagannātha Purī;  mora —my;  kon —what;  gati —destination;  nīlācale —to Jagannātha Purī;  yāite —to go;  mora —my;  nāhika —there is not;  śakati —strength.
TRANSLATION
Haridāsa Ṭhākura said: “You are going to Jagannātha Purī, and that is all right, but what will be my destination? I am not able to go to Jagannātha Purī.”
PURPORT
Although Śrīla Haridāsa Țhākura was born in a Mohameddan family, he was accepted as a properly initiated  brāhmaṇa . As such, he had every right to enter the temple of Jagannātha Purī, but because there were some rules and regulations stipulating that only  brāhmaṇas ,  kṣatriyas ,  vaiśyas  and  śūdras  (members of the  varṇāśrama-dharma  system) could enter, Haridāsa Țhākura, out of his great humility, did not want to violate these existing rules. He therefore said that he did not have the strength to enter into the temple, and he pointed out that if Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu lived within the temple, there would be no way for Haridāsa Țhākura to see Him. Later, when Haridāsa