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has been described as the greatest offense, and it has been compared to a mad elephant. When a mad elephant enters a garden, it ruins all the creepers, flowers and trees. Similarly, if a devotee properly executing his devotional service becomes an offender at the lotus feet of his spiritual master or a Vaiṣṇava, his devotional service is spoiled.
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বিশ্রের কুণ্ঠ শুনি’ হরিদাস মনে দুঃখী হৈলা । বলাই-পুরোহিতে কহি’ শান্তিপুর আইলা ॥২১৪ ॥
viprera kuṣṭha śuni’ haridāsa mane duḥkhī hailā balāi-purohite kahi’ śāntipura āilā
SYNONYMS
viprera —of the  brāhmaṇa ;  kuṣṭha —leprosy;  śuni’ —hearing;  haridāsa —Haridāsa Ṭhākura;  mane —within the mind;  duḥkhī hailā —became unhappy;  balāi-purohite —unto Balarāma Ācārya;  kahi’ —speaking;  śāntipura āilā —came to Śāntipura.
TRANSLATION
Haridāsa Ṭhākura was unhappy when he heard that the brāhmaṇa Gopāla Cakravartī had been attacked by leprosy. Thus after informing Balarāma Ācārya, the priest of Hiraṇya Majumadāra, he went to Śāntipura, the home of Advaita Ācārya.
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আচার্যে মিলিয়া কৈলা দণ্ডবৎ প্রণাম । অদ্বৈত আলিঙ্গন করি’ করিলা সন্মান ॥ ২১৫ ॥
ācārye miliyā kailā daṇḍavat praṇāma advaita āliṅgana kari’ karilā sammāna
SYNONYMS
ācārye miliyā —meeting Advaita Ācārya;  kailā —offered;  daṇḍavat praṇāma —obeisances and respects;  advaita —Advaita Ācārya;  āliṅgana kari’ —embracing;  karilā sammāna —showed respect.
TRANSLATION
Upon meeting Advaita Ācārya, Haridāsa Ṭhākura offered Him respect and obeisances. Advaita Ācārya embraced him and showed respect to him in return.