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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.232
হেনকালে এক নারী অঙ্গনে আইল ।
তাঁর অঙ্গকান্ত্যে স্থান পীতবর্ণ হইল ॥ ২৩২ ॥
hena-kāle eka nārī aṅgane āila
tāṅra aṅga-kāntye sthāna pīta-varṇa ha-ila
At that time, in that beautiful scene, a woman appeared in the courtyard. The beauty of her body was so bright that it tinged the entire place with a yellow hue.
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A woman appeared in the courtyard amid the beautiful scene.
The beauty of her body was very bright.
Her brightness tinged the entire place with a yellow hue.
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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