Sri Caitanya-caritamrta: Antya-lila
by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Chapter 11

Antya11.81

TEXT 81

saba vaisnave prabhu vasaila sari sari

apane parivese prabhu lana jana cari

SYNONYMS

saba vaisnave—all the Vaisnavas; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; vasaila—made to sit down; sari sari—in lines; apane—personally; parivese—distributes; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; lana—taking; jana cari—four men.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu made all the devotees sit in rows and personally began to distribute the prasada, assisted by four other men.

Antya11.82

TEXT 82

mahaprabhura sri-haste alpa na aise

eka eka pate panca-janara bhaksya parivese

SYNONYMS

mahaprabhura—of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; sri-haste—in the transcendental hands; alpa—a small quantity; na aise—did not come; eka eka pate—on each and every plate; panca-janara—of five men; bhaksya—eatables; parivese—He administered.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was not accustomed to taking prasada in small quantities. He therefore put on each plate what at least five men could eat.

Antya11.83

TEXT 83

svarupa kahe,--"prabhu, vasi’ karaha darsana

ami inha-saba lana kari parivesana

SYNONYMS

svarupa kahe—Svarupa Damodara said; prabhu—my Lord; vasi’-sitting down; karaha darsana—watch; ami—I; inha-saba lana—with all these persons; kari parivesana—shall administer.

TRANSLATION

Svarupa Damodara Gosvami requested Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, “Please sit down and watch. With these men to help me, I shall distribute the prasada.”

Antya11.84

TEXT 84

svarupa, jagadananda, kasisvara, sankara

cari-jana parivesana kare nirantara

SYNONYMS

svarupa—Svarupa Damodara Gosvami; jagadananda—Jagadananda Pandita; kasisvara—Kasisvara; sankara—Sankara; cari-jana—four men; parivesana kare—administer; nirantara—continuously.

TRANSLATION

The four men-Svarupa, Jagadananda, Kasisvara and Sankara-distributed the prasada continuously.

Antya11.85

TEXT 85

prabhu na khaile keha na kare bhojana

prabhure se dine kasi-misrera nimantrana

SYNONYMS

prabhu na khaile—as long as the Lord does not eat; keha na kare bhojana—no one would eat; prabhure—unto Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; se dine—on that day; kasi-misrera—of Kasi Misra; nimantrana—the invitation.

TRANSLATION

All the devotees who sat down would not accept the prasada as long as the Lord had not eaten. On that day, however, Kasi Misra had extended an invitation to the Lord.

Antya11.86

TEXT 86

apane kasi-misra aila prasada lana

prabhure bhiksa karaila agraha kariya

SYNONYMS

apane—personally; kasi-misra—Kasi Misra; aila—came; prasada lana—taking prasada; prabhure—to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhiksa karaila—delivered prasada to eat; agraha kariya—with great attention.

TRANSLATION

Therefore Kasi Misra personally went there and delivered prasada to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu with great attention and made Him eat.

Antya11.87

TEXT 87

puri-bharatira sange prabhu bhiksa kaila

sakala vaisnava tabe bhojana karila

SYNONYMS

puri-bharatira sange—with Paramananda Puri and Brahmananda Bharati; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhiksa kaila—honored the prasada; sakala vaisnava—all the Vaisnavas; tabe—then; bhojana karila—began to eat.

TRANSLATION

With Paramananda Puri and Brahmananda Bharati, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sat down and accepted the prasada. When He began to eat, so did all the Vaisnavas.

Antya11.88

TEXT 88

akantha purana sabaya karaila bhojana

deha’ deha’ bali’ prabhu balena vacana

SYNONYMS

akantha purana—filling to the neck; sabaya—everyone; karaila bhojana—He made to eat; deha’ deha’-give them more, give them more; bali’-saying; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; balena vacana—talked.

TRANSLATION

Everyone was filled up to the neck because Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu kept telling the distributors, “Give them more! Give them more!”

Antya11.89

TEXT 89

bhojana kariya sabe kaila acamana

sabare paraila prabhu malya-candana

SYNONYMS

bhojana kariya—after eating; sabe—all the devotees; kaila—performed; acamana—washing of the mouth and hands; sabare—all of them; paraila—put on; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; malya—flower garland; candana—sandalwood pulp.

TRANSLATION

After all the devotees finished accepting prasada and had washed their hands and mouths, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu decorated each of them with a flower garland and sandalwood pulp.

Antya11.90

TEXT 90

premavista hana prabhu karena vara-dana

suni’ bhakta-ganera judaya manaskama

SYNONYMS

prema-avista hana—being overwhelmed by ecstatic love; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; karena vara-dana—offered a benediction; suni’-hearing; bhakta-ganera—of the devotees; judaya—became fulfilled; manah-kama—the desires of the mind.

TRANSLATION

Overwhelmed with ecstatic love, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu offered a benediction to all the devotees, which all the devotees heard with great satisfaction.

Antya11.91-93

TEXTS 91-93

"haridasera vijayotsava ye kaila darsana

ye ihan nrtya kaila, ye kaila kirtana

ye tanre valuka dite karila gamana

tara madhye mahotsave ye kaila bhojana

acire ha-ibe ta-sabara ’krsna-prapti’

haridasa-darasane haya aiche ’sakti’

SYNONYMS

haridasera—of Haridasa Thakura; vijaya-utsava—the festival of the passing away; ye—anyone who; kaila darsana—has seen; ye—anyone who; ihan—here; nrtya kaila—danced; ye—anyone who; kaila kirtana—chanted; ye—anyone who; tanre—upon him; valuka dite—to offer sand; karila gamana—came forward; tara madhye—in that connection; mahotsave—in the festival; ye—anyone who; kaila bhojana—took prasada; acire—very soon; ha-ibe—there will be; ta-sabara—of all of them; krsna-prapti—attainment of Krsna; haridasa-darasane—by seeing Haridasa Thakura; haya—there is; aiche—such; sakti—power.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu gave this benediction: "Anyone who has seen the festival of Sri Haridasa Thakura’s passing away, anyone who has chanted and danced here, anyone who has offered sand on the body of Haridasa Thakura and anyone who has joined this festival to partake of the prasada will achieve the favor of Krsna very soon. There is such wonderful power in seeing Haridasa Thakura.

Antya11.94

TEXT 94

krpa kari’ krsna more diyachila sanga

svatantra krsnera iccha,--kaila sanga-bhanga

SYNONYMS

krpa kari’-being merciful; krsna—Lord Krsna; more—unto Me; diyachila sanga—gave the association; svatantra—independent; krsnera—of Lord Krsna; iccha—desire; kaila sanga-bhanga—He has broken My association.

TRANSLATION

"Being merciful upon Me, Krsna gave Me the association of Haridasa Thakura. Being independent in His desires, He has now broken that association.

Antya11.95

TEXT 95

haridasera iccha yabe ha-ila calite

amara sakati tanre narila rakhite

SYNONYMS

haridasera—of Haridasa Thakura; iccha—the desire; yabe—when; ha-ila—was; calite—to go away; amara sakati—My strength; tanre—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.

Antya11.96

TEXT 96

iccha-matre kaila nija-prana niskramana

purve yena suniyachi bhismera marana

SYNONYMS

iccha-matre—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.

Antya11.97

TEXT 97

haridasa achila prthivira ’siromani’

taha vina ratna-sunya ha-ila medini

SYNONYMS

haridasa—Thakura Haridasa; achila—was; prthivira—of this world; siromani—the crown jewel; taha vina—without him; ratna-sunya—without the valuable jewel; ha-ila—becomes; medini—this world.

TRANSLATION

“Haridasa Thakura was the crown jewel on the head of this world; without him, this world is now bereft of its valuable jewel.”

Antya11.98

TEXT 98

’jaya jaya haridasa’ bali’ kara hari-dhvani"

eta bali’ mahaprabhu nacena apani

SYNONYMS

jaya jaya—all glories; haridasa—to Haridasa Thakura; bali’-saying; kara hari-dhvani—chant the holy name of the Lord; eta bali’-saying this; mahaprabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nacena—dances; apani—personally.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then told everyone, “Say ’All glories to Haridasa Thakura!’ and chant the holy name of Hari.” Saying this, He personally began to dance.

Antya11.99

TEXT 99

sabe gaya,--"jaya jaya jaya haridasa

namera mahima yenha karila prakasa"

SYNONYMS

sabe gaya—everyone chanted; jaya jaya jaya—all glories; haridasa—to Haridasa Thakura; namera mahima—the glories of chanting the holy name; yenha—who; karila prakasa—revealed.

TRANSLATION

Everyone began to chant, “All glories to Haridasa Thakura, who revealed the importance of chanting the holy name of the Lord!”

Antya11.100

TEXT 100

tabe mahaprabhu saba bhakte vidaya dila

harsa-visade prabhu visrama karila

SYNONYMS

tabe—thereafter; mahaprabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; saba bhakte—to all the devotees; vidaya dila—bade farewell; harsa-visade—in mixed happiness and distress; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; visrama karila—took His rest.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu bid farewell to all the devotees, and He Himself, with mixed feelings of happiness and distress, took rest.

Antya11.101

TEXT 101

ei ta’ kahilun haridasera vijaya

yahara sravane krsne drdha-bhakti haya

SYNONYMS

ei ta’-thus; kahilun—I have spoken; haridasera—of Haridasa Thakura; vijaya—victory; yahara sravane—by hearing which; krsne—unto Lord Krsna; drdha-bhakti—firm devotional service; haya—becomes.

TRANSLATION

Thus I have spoken about the victorious passing away of Haridasa Thakura. Anyone who hears this narration will certainly fix his mind firmly in devotional service to Krsna.

PURPORT

At Purusottama-ksetra, or Jagannatha Puri, there is a temple of Tota-gopinatha. If one goes from there to the sea, he can discover the tomb of Haridasa Thakura still existing. Every year on the date of Ananta-caturdasi there is a festival to commemorate the passing away of Haridasa Thakura. At the same place, three Deities of Nityananda, Krsna Caitanya and Advaita Prabhu were established about one hundred years ago. A gentleman named Bhramaravara from Kendrapada in the province of Orissa contributed funds to establish these Deities in the temple. The management of the temple was under the Tota-gopinatha gosvamis.

This temple was later sold to someone else, and this party is now maintaining the seva-puja of the temple. Near this temple and the tomb of Haridasa Thakura, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura constructed a small house, called Bhakti-kuti. In the Bengali year 1329 (A.D. 1922), Purusottama-matha, a branch of the Gaudiya Matha, was established there. in the Bhakti-ratnakara it is stated:

srinivasa sighra samudrera kule gela
haridasa-thakurera samadhi dekhila

bhumite padiya kaila pranati vistara
bhagavata-gana sri-samadhi-sannidhane
srinivase sthira kaila sasneha-vacane

punah srinivasa sri-samadhi pranamiya
ye vilapa kaila, ta sunile drave hiya

“Srinivasa Thakura quickly ran to the seashore. When he saw the tomb of Haridasa Thakura, he immediately fell down offering prayers and almost fainted. The devotees present there pacified him with very sweet and affectionate words, and Srinivasa again offered his obeisances to the tomb. Hearing of the separation that Srinivasa expressed in his lamentation at the tomb of Haridasa Thakura makes one’s heart melt.”

Antya11.102

TEXT 102

caitanyera bhakta-vatsalya ihatei jani

bhakta-vancha purna kaila nyasi-siromani

SYNONYMS

caitanyera—of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bhakta-vatsalya—affection for His devotees; ihatei—from this; jani—one can understand; bhakta-vancha—the desire of the devotee; purna kaila—fully satisfied; nyasi-siromani—the crown jewel of the sannyasis, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

From the incident of Haridasa Thakura’s passing away and the great care Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took in commemorating it, one can understand just how affectionate He is toward His devotees. Although He is the topmost of all sannyasis, He fully satisfied the desire of Haridasa Thakura.

Antya11.103

TEXT 103

sesa-kale dila tanre darsana-sparsana

tanre kole kari’ kaila apane nartana

SYNONYMS

sesa-kale—at the last stage of his life; dila—gave; tanre—to Haridasa Thakura; darsana-sparsana—interview and touching; tanre—him; kole kari’-taking on the lap; kaila—performed; apane—personally; nartana—dancing.

TRANSLATION

At the last stage of Haridasa Thakura’s life, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu gave him His company and allowed him to touch Him. Thereafter, He took the body of Thakura Haridasa on His lap and personally danced with it.

Antya11.104

TEXT 104

apane sri-haste krpaya tanre valu dila

apane prasada magi’ mahotsava kaila

SYNONYMS

apane—personally; sri-haste—with His transcendental hands; krpaya—out of His causeless mercy; tanre—him; valu dila—covered with sand; apane—personally; prasada magi’-begging prasada; mahotsava kaila—performed a great festival.

TRANSLATION

Out of His causeless mercy He personally covered the body of Haridasa Thakura with sand and personally begged alms from the shopkeepers. Then He conducted a great festival to celebrate the passing away of Haridasa Thakura.

Antya11.105

TEXT 105

maha-bhagavata haridasa--parama-vidvan

e saubhagya lagi’ age karila prayana

SYNONYMS

maha-bhagavata—great devotee; haridasa—Haridasa Thakura; parama-vidvan—the most learned; e saubhagya lagi’-because of his great fortune; age—first; karila prayana—he passed away.

TRANSLATION

Haridasa Thakura was not only the topmost devotee of the Lord, but also a great and learned scholar. It was his great fortune that he passed away before Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

PURPORT

Haridasa Thakura is mentioned here as the most learned scholar, parama-vidvan. Actually, the most important science to know is the science of getting out of the clutches of material existence. Anyone who knows this science must be considered the greatest learned person. Anyone who knows the temporary situation of this material world and is expert in achieving a permanent situation in the spiritual world, who knows that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is beyond the jurisdiction of our experimental knowledge, is understood to be the most learned scholar. Haridasa Thakura knew this science perfectly. Therefore, he is described in this connection as parama-vidvan. He personally preached the importance of chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, which is approved by the revealed scriptures.

As stated in the Srimad-Bhagavatam (7.5.24):

iti pumsarpita visnau
bhaktis cen nava-laksana
kriyeta bhagavaty addha
tan manye ’dhitam uttamam

There are nine different processes of devotional service to Krsna, the most important being sravanam kirtanam-hearing and chanting. Haridasa Thakura knew this science very well, and he can therefore be called, technically, sarva-sastradhiti. Anyone who has learned the essence of all the Vedic scripture is to be known as a first-class educated person, with full knowledge of all sastra.

Antya11.106

TEXT 106

caitanya-caritra ei amrtera sindhu

karna-mana trpta kare yara eka bindu

SYNONYMS

caitanya-caritra—the life and characteristics of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ei—this; amrtera sindhu—the ocean of nectar; karna—ear; mana—mind; trpta kare—pleases; yara—of which; eka—one; bindu—drop.

TRANSLATION

The life and characteristics of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are exactly like an ocean of nectar, one drop of which can please the mind and ear.

Antya11.107

TEXT 107

bhava-sindhu taribare ache yara citta

sraddha kari’ suna sei caitanya-caritra

SYNONYMS

bhava-sindhu—the ocean of material existence; taribare—to cross over; ache—is; yara—whose; citta—desire; sraddha kari’-with faith and love; suna—hear; sei—that; caitanya-caritra—life and characteristics of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

Anyone who desires to cross over the ocean of nescience, please hear with great faith the life and characteristics of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Antya11.108

TEXT 108

sri-rupa-raghunatha-pade yara asa

caitanya-caritamrta kahe krsnadasa

SYNONYMS

sri-rupa—Srila Rupa Gosvami; raghunatha—Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami; pade—at the lotus feet; yara—whose; asa—expectation; caitanya-caritamrta—the book named Caitanya-caritamrta; kahe—describes; krsnadasa—Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.

TRANSLATION

Praying at the lotus feet of Sri Rupa and Sri Raghunatha, always desiring their mercy, I, Krsnadasa, narrate Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, following in their footsteps.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Antya-lila, Eleventh Chapter, describing the passing of Haridasa Thakura.

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