| Antya-lila | Chapter 11: The Passing of Haridasa Thakura |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 11 Summary
The summary of this chapter is given by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura in his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya as follows. In this chapter it is described how Brahma Haridasa Thakura gave up his body with the consent of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and how the Lord Himself personally performed the funeral ceremony and carried the body to the sea. He personally entombed the body, covered it with sand and erected a platform on the site. After taking a bath in the sea, He personally begged prasadam of Jagannatha from shopkeepers and distributed prasadam to the assembled devotees.
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