Lord Caitanya's pastime 2

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"Headed by Svarupa Damodara Goswami, all the devotees of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu surrounded Haridasa Thakura and began congregational chanting. In

front of all the great devotees like Ramananda Raya and Sarvabhauma

Battacarya, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu began to describe the holy attributes of

Haridasa Thakura. As He described the transcendental attributes of Haridasa,

Sri Caitanya seemed to possess five mouths. The more He described, the more

His great happiness increased. After hearing of the transcendental qualities

of Haridasa Thakura, all the devotees present were struck with wonder. They

all offered their respectful obeisances to the lotus feet of Haridasa.

 

Haridasa made Sri Caitanya sit down in front of him, and then he fixed his

eyes, like two bumblebees, on the lotus face of the Lord. He held the lotus

feet of Sri Caitanya on his heart and then took the dust of the feet of all

the devotees present and put it on his head. He began to chant the holy name

of Sri Krsna Caitanya again and again. As he drank the sweetness of the face

of the lord, tears constantly glided down from his eyes. While chanting the

holy name of Sri Krsna Caitanya, he gave up his air of life and left his

body.

 

Seeing the wonderful death of Haridasa Thakura by his own will, which was

just like a great mystic yogi's, everyone remembered the passing away of

Bhisma. There was a tumultuous noise as they all chanted the holy names,

'Hari' and 'Krsna'. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was overwhelmed with ecstatic

love.

 

The Lord raised the body of Haridasa Thakura and placed it on His lap. Then

He began to dance in the courtyard in great ecstatic love.

 

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