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The Glories of Haridāsa Ṭhākura
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TRANSLATION
The brāhmaṇa's toes and fingers were beautiful like golden-colored campaka buds, but because of leprosy they all withered and gradually melted away.
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দেখিয়া সকল লোক হৈল চমৎকার । হরিদাসে প্রশংসি তারে করে নমক্ষার ॥ ২১১ ॥
dekhiyā sakala loka haila camatkāra haridāse praśaṁsi' tāṅre kare namaskāra
SYNONYMS
dekhiyā —seeing;  sakala loka —all people;  haila —became;  camatkāra —astonished;  haridāse —Haridāsa Ṭhākura;  praśaṁsi' —praising;  tāṅre —unto him;  kare —offer;  namaskāra —obeisances.
TRANSLATION
Seeing the condition of Gopāla Cakravartī, everyone was astonished. Everyone praised the influence of Haridāsa Ṭhākura and offered him obeisances.
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যত্নপি হরিদাস বিপ্রের দোষ না লইলা । তথাপি ঈশ্বর তারে ফল ভুঞ্জাইলা ॥ ২১২ ॥
yadyapi haridāsa viprera doṣa nā la-ilā tathāpi īśvara tāre phala bhuñjāilā
SYNONYMS
yadyapi —although;  haridāsa —Haridāsa Ṭhākura;  viprera —of the  brāhmaṇa ;  doṣa —offense;  nā —did not;  la-ilā —take seriously;  tathāpi —still;  īśvara —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  tāre —unto him;  phala —the result of insulting a Vaiṣṇava;  bhuñjāilā —made to suffer.
TRANSLATION
Although Haridāsa Ṭhākura, as a Vaiṣṇava, did not take seriously the brāhmaṇa's offense, the Supreme Personality of Godhead could not tolerate it, and thus he made the brāhmaṇa suffer the consequences.