Hymn on Haridas Thakur by Bhaktivinod Thakur

While staying alone in Puri, in 1871, Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur composed a poem in contemplation of the samadhi of Srila Haridas Thakur, the great Professor of the Holy Name, the ninth verse of which is especially well-known and is oft quoted by Gaudiya Vaishnavas.

Śrī Nāmācārya Haridāsa Ṭhākura

Hari Das Thakur is a combined incarnation of Brahma Mahatapa, the son of Richika Muni and Prahlad. The respected Murari Gupta has written in his Chaitanya Charitamrita that this muni’s son picked a tulasi leaf and offered it to Krishna without having washed it first. His father then cursed him to become a mleccha in his next life. He was thus born as Hari Das, a great devotee.

Glories of Haridas Thakur

Srila Gurudev spoke about Srila Hari Das Thakur’s real identity and the reason behind his birth in a mleccha family. He then narrated the incident of Hari Das Thakur giving mercy even to the prostitute, Lakshahira, sent by Ramachandra Khan to ruin his increasing reputation by showing a flaw in his character. Through Hari Das Thakur’s mercy, the prostitute became a great Vaishnavi. At the end Srila Gurudev narrates the Samadhi pastimes of Srila Hari Das Thakur.