INTRODUCTION :
Haridasa Thakur born on 1450 was a popular Hindu saint and also occupied a key role in establishing the Hare Krishna movement. He was the follower of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. It is believed that he has chanted the names of Lord Krishna for lakhs of times every day, throughout in his life period.
LIFE :
He was born in a village in Bangladesh. Haridasa was born in a Muslim family, and then converted to Hinduism at his younger age. Haridasa Thakur was a great saint who followed the teachings of Chaintanya and worshiped Lord Krishna and also spread the bhakti spirit to others. He has seen Lord Krishna’s face in each and every thing, and he devoted his most of the time in praising and singing the glory of Lord Krishna. He left his home at a younger age, and settled down at Puri.
IMPORTANCE :
Haridasa Thakur was well known for chanting the Hare Rama Hare Krishna mantra. He was a great spiritual guru and insisted his followers to follow the path of Lord Krishna, and not to forget him in order to attain SALVATION. He was guided by Sri Chaintanya and frequently visited him at puri and helped him to attain spiritual enlightenment. He preached the principles of Sri Chaintanya amongst the people and showed them the spiritual path. During his last years, Haridasa has lived in Puri and served Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Death Haridasa had died at puri in presence of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Even before his death, he was chanting Sree Krishna Mantra, and has reached the divine abode of Lord Narayana.
CONCLUSION :
Sri Haridasa Thakur was a great disciple of Sri Chaitanya and spread the bhakti movement across the globe. He was the one among the important spiritual leaders of Vaishnavism. He was considered as a divine incarnation of Sri Bhakt Prahalad, a great narayana devotee. Similar to him, he also chants the names of Lord Krishna, and has done good things in his life. Let us worship him and be blessed.
“OM SREE HARIDASA THAKURE NAMAHA”
“JAI KRISHNA NAMO NAMAHA”
“JAI BHAKT PRAHALAD NAMAHA”
SENT BY
R.HARISHANKAR
