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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.205
“তোমা-সবার দোষ নাহি, এই অজ্ঞ ব্রাহ্মণ ।
তার দোষ নাহি, তার তর্কনিষ্ঠ মন ॥ ২০৫ ॥
“tomā-sabāra doṣa nāhi, ei ajña brāhmaṇa
tāra doṣa nāhi, tāra tarka-niṣṭha mana
“None of you are at fault,” he said. “Indeed, even this ignorant so-called brāhmaṇa is not at fault, for he is accustomed to dry speculation and logic.
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Haridāsa Ṭhākura assured the assembly that none of them were at fault.
He did not blame even the ignorant so-called brāhmaṇa who had insulted him.
He explained that the man was accustomed to dry speculation and logic.
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:
Thereafter, Haridāsa Ṭhākura was received by two brothers known as Hiraṇya and Govardhana Majumadāra, but in the course of a discussion he was offended by a caste brāhmaṇa known as Gopāla Cakravartī. Because of this offense, Gopāla Cakravartī was punished by being afflicted with leprosy.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 3
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Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “haridāsa”
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Can you recognize someone's limitations without responding with blame?
When recalling a hurtful remark today, pause before blaming the person who spoke it.
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