PLATE TWO
Haridāsa Thākura, a great devotee of Lord Śrī Caitanya, used to live in a cave, and by chance a great venomous snake also was a copartner of the cave. Some admirers of Haridāsa, who had to visit the Thākura every day, feared the snake and gave a suggestion to the Thākura to leave that place. Because his devotees were afraid of the snake, Haridāsa Thākura agreed to the proposal on their account. But as soon as this was settled, the snake actually crawled out of its hole in the cave and left the cave for good. By the dictation of the Lord, who lives also within the heart of a snake, the snake gave preference to Haridāsa and decided to leave the place and not disturb him. ( p. 75 )