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The Chastisement of Junior Haridāsa
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SYNONYMS
eka-dina —one day;  jagadānanda —Jagadānanda;  svarūpa —Svarūpa;  govinda —Govinda;  kāśīśvara —Kāśīśvara;  śaṅkara —Śaṅkara;  dāmodara —Dāmodara;  mukunda —Mukunda;  samudra-snāne —bathing in the sea;  gelā —went;  sabe —all of them;  śune —could hear;  katho dūre —from a distant place;  haridāsa gāyena —Junior Haridāsa was singing;  yena —as if;  ḍāki' —calling;  kaṇṭha-svare —in his original voice.
TRANSLATION
One day Jagadānanda, Svarūpa, Govinda, Kāśīśvara, Śaṅkara, Dāmodara and Mukunda all went to bathe in the sea. They could hear Haridāsa singing from a distant place as if calling them in his original voice.
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মনুষ্য না দেখে—মধুর গীতমাত্র শুনে। গোবিন্দাদি সবে মেলি’ কৈল অনুমানে ॥ ১৫৫ ॥
manuṣya nā dekhe — madhura gīta-mātra śune   govindādi sabe meli' kaila anumāne
SYNONYMS
manuṣya —a man;  nā dekhe —could not see;  madhura —very sweet;  gīta —singing;  mātra —only;  śune —one could hear;  govinda-ādi sabe —all the devotees, headed by Govinda;  meli' —coming together;  kaila anumāne —guessed.
TRANSLATION
No one could see him, but they could hear him singing in a sweet voice. Therefore all the devotees, headed by Govinda, made this guess.
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‘বিষাদি খাঞা হরিদাস আত্মঘাত কৈল। সেই পাপে জানি ‘ব্রহ্মরাক্ষস’ হৈল ॥ ১৫৬ ॥
‘viṣādi khāñā haridāsa ātma-ghāta kaila   sei pāpe jāni ‘brahma-rākṣasa’ haila
SYNONYMS
viṣa-ādi khāñā —by drinking poison;  haridāsa —Junior Haridāsa;  ātma-ghāta kaila —has committed suicide;  sei pāpe —on account of that sinful activity;  jāni —we understand;  brahma-rākṣasa —a  brāhmaṇa  ghost;  haila —he has become.