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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 3]
Ṭhākura used to say that if one earns his livelihood by displaying the Deity in the temple, he is not an ācārya or gosvāmī. It would be better for him to accept service even as a sweeper in the street, for that is a more honorable means of earning one's living.
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কুষ্ণে অবতারিতে অদ্বৈত প্রতিজ্ঞা করিলা ।
জল-তুলসী দিয়া পূজা করিতে লাগিলা ॥ ২২৪ ॥
kṛṣṇe avatārite advaita pratijñā karilā jala-tulasī diyā pūjā karite lāgilā
SYNONYMS
kṛṣṇe —Lord Kṛṣṇa;  avatārite —to cause to descend;  advaita —Advaita Ācārya;  pratijñā —promise;  karilā —made;  jala-tulasī —Ganges water and  tulasī  leaves;  diyā —offering;  pūjā —worship;  karite —to do;  lāgilā —began.
TRANSLATION
Determined to deliver all the fallen souls, Advaita Ācārya decided to cause Kṛṣṇa to descend. With this vow, he began to offer Ganges water and tulasī leaves to worship the Lord.
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হরিদাস করে গোঁফায় নাম-সঙ্কীর্তন ।
কুষ্ণ অবতীর্ণ হইবেন,— এই তাঁর মন ॥ ২২৫ ॥
haridāsa kare goṅphāya nāma-saṅkīrtana kṛṣṇa avatīrṇa ha-ibena,—ei tāṅra mana
SYNONYMS
haridāsa —Haridāsa Ṭhākura;  kare —performed;  goṅphāya —in the cave;  nāma-saṅkīrtana —chanting of the holy name of the Lord;  kṛṣṇa —Lord Kṛṣṇa;  avatīrṇa ha-ibena —will descend;  ei —this;  tāṅra mana —his mind.
TRANSLATION
Similarly, Haridāsa Ṭhākura chanted in his cave on the bank of the Ganges with the intention to cause Kṛṣṇa's descent.