Antya-līlā

Chapter 11: The Passing of Haridāsa Ṭhākura

Verse 23 of 106
Cc Antya 11.23

প্রভু কহে,—ঽকোন্ব্যাধি, কহ তঽ নির্ণয?ঽ তেঙ্হো কহে,—ঽসংখ্যাকীর্তন না পূরযঽ

प्रभु कहे,—ऽकोन्व्याधि, कह तऽ निर्णय?ऽ तेङ्हो कहे,—ऽसंख्याकीर्तन ना पूरयऽ

prabhu kahe,—'kon vyādhi, kaha ta' nirṇaya?' teṅho kahe,—'saṅkhyā-kīrtana nā pūraya'

Synonyms

prabhu kaheŚrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said; kon vyādhiwhat disease; kaha ta' nirṇayacan you ascertain; teṅho kahehe said; saṅkhyā-kīrtanafixed amount of chanting; nā pūrayahas not become complete..

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu further inquired from Haridāsa, "Can you ascertain what your disease is?" Haridāsa Ṭhākura replied, "My disease is that I cannot complete my rounds."

Purport

If one cannot complete the fixed number of rounds he is assigned, he should be considered to be in a diseased condition of spiritual life. Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura is called nāmācārya. Of course, we cannot imitate Haridāsa Ṭhākura, but everyone must chant a prescribed number of rounds. In our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement we have fixed sixteen rounds as the minimum so that the Westerners will not feel burdened. These sixteen rounds must be chanted, and chanted loudly, so that one can hear himself and others.

Verse 23 of 106
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