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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.209
তিন দিন ভিতরে সেই বিপ্রের ‘কুষ্ঠ’ হৈল ।
অতি উচ্চ নাসা তার গলিয়া পড়িল ॥ ২০৯ ॥
tina dina bhitare sei viprera ‘kuṣṭha’ haila
ati ucca nāsā tāra galiyā paḍila
Within three days that brāhmaṇa was attacked by leprosy, and as a result his highly raised nose melted away and fell off.
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Within three days, the brāhmaṇa was attacked by leprosy.
His highly raised nose melted away and fell off.
The account moves from his insulting words to a sudden, severe change in his bodily condition.
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:
Because of this offense, Gopāla Cakravartī was punished by being afflicted with leprosy. Haridāsa Ṭhākura later left Cāndapura and went to the house of Advaita Ācārya, where he was tested by Māyādevī, the personification of the external energy.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 3
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does this sudden change encourage humility about your present condition?
Take a moment today to acknowledge that your present bodily condition can change.
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