Text 97] The Passing of Haridasa Thakura 43

haridasera iccha yabe ha-ila calite
dmara sakati tanre ndrila rakhite
SYNONYMS

haridasera—of Haridasa Thakura; iccha—the desire; yabe—when; ha-ila—
was; calite—to go away; dmdara sakati—My strength; tare —him; narila rakhite —
could not keep.
TRANSLATION

“When Haridasa Thakura wanted to leave this material world, it was not
within My power to detain him.

TEXT 96

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iccha-matre kaild nija-prana niskramana
purve yena suniyachi bhismera marana

SYNONYMS
icchd-mdatre—just by desire; kaila—performed; nija-prana—of his life;
niskramana—going away; purve—formerly; yena—as; suniyachi—we have
heard; bhismera marana—the death of Bhismadeva.

TRANSLATION

“Simply by his will, Haridasa Thakura could give up his life and go away,
exactly like Bhisma, who previously died simply by his own desire, as we have
heard from sastra.

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haridasa achila prthivira ‘siromani’
taha vind ratna-sdnya ha-ila medini

SYNONYMS
haridésa—Thakura Haridasa; achila—was; prthivira—of this world; siromani—
the crown jewel; tahd vina—without him; ratna-sdnya—without the valuable
jewel; ha-ila—becomes; medini—this world.
