Verse 2.8.138

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.8.138:

শ্রী-হরি-বাসরে হরি-কীর্তন-বিধান নৃত্য আরম্ভিলা প্রভু জগতের প্রাণ ॥ ১৩৮ ॥

श्री-हरि-वासरे हरि-कीर्तन-विधान नृत्य आरम्भिला प्रभु जगतेर प्राण ॥ १३८ ॥

śrī-hari-vāsare hari-kīrtana-vidhāna nṛtya ārambhilā prabhu jagatera prāṇa || 138 ||

sri-hari-vasare hari-kirtana-vidhana nrtya arambhila prabhu jagatera prana (138)

English translation:

(138) On the day of Śrī Hari-vāsara, which is observed by chanting the names of Hari, the Lord, who is the life of the entire world, began to dance.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

On the fasting day of Śrī Hari-vāsara, Lord Gaurasundara began to dance and chant the names of Hari.

The phrase śrī hari-vāsara means “the day of Lord Hari;” in other words, Ekādaśī, Dvādaśī, or the appearance day of the Lord.

In the Hari-bhakti-vilāsa it is said that if on the day of Śrī Hari-vāsara one fasts, remembers Lord Hari with devotion, chants the names of Hari, performs activities for the pleasure of Hari, fixes one’s mind on Hari, and gives up all desires for material enjoyment, then he can without doubt

attain the abode of Hari like Prahlāda. It is the duty of Lord Hari’s devotees to worship Lord Hari with great faith by offering sandalwood paste, flowers, incense, lamps, the finest foodstuffs, various gifts, and engage in chanting japa, performing fire sacrifices, circumambulation, offering various prayers, pleasing dancing and chanting, playing musical instruments, offering obeisances, glorifying the Lord by chanting “Jaya!” and staying awake at night while chanting the glories of Lord Hari.