CHAPTER 11

The Passing of Haridasa Thakura

The summary of the chapter is given by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura in his Amrta-
pravaha-bhasya as follows. In this chapter, Brahma Haridasa Thakura gave up his
body with the consent of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and the Lord Himself per-
sonally performed the funeral ceremony and carried the body to the sea. He per-
sonally entombed the body, covered it with sand, and erected a platform on the
site. After taking bath in the sea, He personally begged prasada of Jagannatha
from shopkeepers ar distributed prasada to the assembled devotees.

TEXT 1

waif afaatae Se COR SH Sesiga |
ePastafr a,fex aicw Sq AAS Te Ay Ul

namami haridasam tam
caitanyam tam ca tat-prabhum

samsthitam api yan-martim
svanke krtva nanarta yah

SYNONYMS

namami—lI offer my respectful obeisances; haridasam—unto Haridasa Thakura;
tam—him; caitanyam—unto Lord Caitanya; tam—Him; ca—also; tat-prabhum—
his master; samsthitam—dead; api—certainly; yat—whose; mtrtim—bodily
form; sva-anike—on His lap; krtva—keeping; nanarta—danced; yah—He who.

TRANSLATION

Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Haridasa Thakura and his
master, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who danced with the body of Haridasa
Thakura on His lap.

TEXT 2

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