A spoken lecture by Jaya Pataka Swami (YouTube) focused on Haridas Thakur’s devotional aspirations. Haridas prays not for liberation but to repeatedly accept the remnants (prasadam) of Vaishnavas and to reside among Vaishnavas, rejecting Vedic ritualism as born of false ego. The lecture stresses humility — Haridas’s sense of unworthiness — and records Lord Caitanya’s high praise that associating with Haridas guarantees service to Lord Gauranga.
He was saying that he didn't want liberation. He was saying that he didn't want liberation. He wants to eat the remnants of the Vaishnava foodstuff, but he wants to eat the remnants of Vaishnava foodstuff birth after birth. Birth after birth. And he wanted eating all these foodstuff remnants and he wants this eating of the foodstuff, this prasadam. Remnants of the Vaishnavas. Of the Vaishnavas. He has prominent occupation be his prominent occupation or duty. Or duty. I wanted to reside in the society of Vaishnavas. So he wanted to reside in the society of Vaishnavas, engage in activities befitting a Vaishnava, Engage in activities befitting a Vaiava, accept the remnants of the Woodstocks and accept Vaishnava. And accept the remnants of the footsteps of the Vaishnava. Birth after birth. Birth after birth. He also prayed that he also prayed that may his mind never deviate from this. May his mind never deviate from this. He doesn't want to follow the Vedic ritualistic ceremonies he doesn't want to follow the Vedic ritualistic ceremonies or Vedic injunctions. Formal injunctions or Vedic formal injunctions. He describes that such desires are born of false evil. He describes how such desires are born of false ego and are insignificant. The most important thing service Prashada remnants all the Vaishnava. The most important service is to eat the prasadam remnants of the Vaishnavas. Haideras Takar praying that he feels he has no qualification and Haridas Thakur is praying that he feels he has no qualification to accept such an exalted to accept such an exalted position of taking the remnants of Vaishnava. And even personalities like Lord Brahma even personalities like Lord Brahma are aspiring for that. Are aspiring for that. Since he prays for this such a position, he feels like he is committed an offense. Since he was praying for such position, he feels like he had committed an offense. Lord Caitanya, after hearing Haridas Takar's humble prayers, so Lord Caitanya, after hearing Haridas Thakur's humble prayers, he said, you are a great personality. You are a great personality situated on the topmost platform of this world. Situated on the topmost platform of this world. So he said, if someone lives with you for a day, so he said. He said, if someone lives with you for a day, as your servant, I kill merciful and worse someone even for a short time. If you mercifully converse with someone even for a short time. That person is guaranteed to attain the lotus feet of Lord you, Honor. That person is guaranteed to attain the lotus feet of Lord Gauranga. Favored wife Sri Haida Stakor Those poor persons who are favored by Sri Haridas Thakuranga certainly obtained the service of Lord Gauranga.
