Haridas Thakur Samadhi, Puri,
Odisha
Haridas Thakur Samadhi is a
Hindu burial shrine, located in located
in Puri, a famous pilgrimage town in the state of Odisha, India. It is situated on the oceanfront
in the area of Svargadvara opposite to ISKCON Temple (Bhakti Kuti) and next to Purusottama
Gaudiya Math. It is located at about 2 Kms from Jagannath Temple, 3 Kms from Puri
Bus Stand and 3.5 Kms from Puri Railway Station.
History
Haridasa Thakur made Sri
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu sit down in front of him, and then he fixes his eyes, like
two bumblebees, on the lotus face of the Lord. He held the lotus feet of Lord
Chaitanya on his head 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 Krishna
Chaitanya 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
Krishna Chaitanya, he gave up his air of life and left his body.
There was a tumultuous noise as
everyone chanted the holy names “Hari” and “Krishna.” Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
became overwhelmed with ecstatic love. The Lord raised the body of Haridasa
Thakur and placed it on his lap. Then, he began to dance in the courtyard in
great ecstatic love. Haridasa Thakur's body was bought in procession from
Siddha Bakula (where he left his body) to the beach. Sri Chaitanya personally
bathed the body of Haridasa Thakur and declared, "From this day on, this
sea has become a great pilgrimage site."
Haridasa's body was placed in a
hole in the sand along with Lord Jagannath's remnants (silken rope, sandalwood
pulp, food, and cloth). Lord Chaitanya covered the body with sand, chanting
Hari Bol! Hari Bol!. A platform was constructed, and a fence erected to protect
the site. Lord Chaitanya and the devotees filled the whole universe with
tumultuous chanting and dancing all around the platform. After Sankirthana, Sri
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu bathed in the sea with his devotees, swimming and playing
on the sea water with great jubilation.
After circumambulation the tomb
of Haridasa Thakur, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu went to the Simha-dwara gate of
the Jagannath temple. Lord Chaitanya then begged prasadam for a festival
honoring the passing away of Haridasa Thakur. All the devotees then sat down
and had a huge feast. Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu gave this benediction:
"Anyone who has chanted and danced here at Haridasa Thakura's samadhi will
achieve the favor of Krishna very soon. There is such wonderful power in seeing
Haridasa Thakura."
The
Samadhi
The Samadhi temple of Haridasa
Thakur, the Namacharya (the teacher of the chanting of the Holy Name) is
located next to Purusottama Gaudiya Math, near by the beach in the Svarga Dwara
area. Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu himself placed his samadhi here. It is
known as Hari das Math. It is one of the important landmark in Swargadwar Puri.
The actual Samadhi is in the courtyard as a small tomb. Towards the west of the
samadhi, there are three altars where the deities of Lord Gauranga, Lord
Nityananda and Sri Advaita Acharya are worshipped. All the deities are in the
sitting posture and doing Nama Bhajana.
Connectivity
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