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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.158
গোময়-জলে লেপিলা সব মন্দির-প্রাঙ্গণ ।
তবু রামচন্দ্রের মন না হৈল পরসন্ন ॥ ১৫৮ ॥
gomaya-jale lepilā saba mandira-prāṅgaṇa
tabu rāmacandrera mana nā haila parasanna
To purify the Durgā-maṇḍapa temple and the courtyard, Rāmacandra Khān sprinkled and smeared it with water mixed with cow dung, but still his mind was unsatisfied.
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Rāmacandra Khān sought to purify the Durgā-maṇḍapa temple and courtyard.
He sprinkled and smeared the area with water mixed with cow dung after having the place where Nityānanda Prabhu sat dug up.
Even after these outward actions, his mind remained unsatisfied.
Steadfast compassion. Haridāsa’s spiritual conviction and the reach of the holy name confront prejudice and temptation.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
A person named Rāmacandra Khān, who was envious of Haridāsa Ṭhākura, sent a professional prostitute to attempt to defame him, but by the mercy of Haridāsa Ṭhākura, even the prostitute was delivered. Because of offending a pure Vaiṣṇava, Rāmacandra Khān was later cursed by Nityānanda Prabhu and ruined.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 3
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I attending to outward cleanliness while leaving a disrespectful attitude unexamined?
While cleaning a small space today, pause to notice and reconsider any disrespectful attitude you are holding.
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