Haridāsa
Haridāsa · hari-dāsa, “the servant of Hari”
Grammar: masculine noun, from hari and dāsa (servant).
Meaning: the servant of Śrī Hari, the state of the devotee who has reached Vishṇuloka.
In the scriptures: In the Śrī Kṛshṇa Janma Khaṇḍa of the Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, in the account of Pārvatī‘s tapas and the mendicant at Himavat‘s door, the devas reason among themselves. If Himavat gives his daughter to Parameśvara with single-minded bhakti, he will certainly attain moksha at once in this Bhāratavarsha. This king of mountains, giving his daughter to Śūlapāṇi, will give up his mountain form, take a divine form and reach Vishṇuloka. He will easily gain sārūpya with Nārāyaṇa, become one of Vishṇu’s pārshadas and become a Haridāsa, a servant of Hari (Chapter 40).
Related terms: Pārshada · Sārūpya · Vishṇuloka
Sources
- Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Śrī Kṛshṇa Janma Khaṇḍa, Chapter 40