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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 2
TRANSLATION
“Haridāsa must have committed suicide by drinking poison, and because of this sinful act, he has now become a brāhmaṇa ghost.
TEXT 157
আকার না দেখি, মাত্র শুনি তার গান । স্বরূপ কহেন,—“এই মিথ্যা অনুমান ॥ ১৫৭ ॥
ākāra nā dekhi, mātra śuni tāra gāna' svarūpa kahena,—“ei mithyā anumāna
SYNONYMS
ākāra—form; nā dekhi—we cannot see; mātra—only; śuni—we hear; tāra—his; gāna—singing; svarūpa kahena—Svarūpa Dāmodara said; ei—this; mithyā—false; anumāna—guess.
TRANSLATION
“We cannot see his material form,” they said, “but still we hear his sweet singing. Therefore he must have become a ghost.” Svarūpa Dāmodara, however, protested, “This is a false guess.
TEXT 158
আজন্ম কুষ্ণকীর্তন, প্রভুর সেবন । প্রভু-কুপাপাত্র, আর ক্ষেত্রের মরণ ॥ ১৫৮ ॥
ājanma kṛṣṇa-kīrtana, prabhura sevana prabhu-kṛpā-pātra, āra kṣetrera maraṇa
SYNONYMS
ājanma—throughout the whole life; kṛṣṇa-kīrtana—chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra; prabhura sevana—service to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; prabhu-kṛpā-pātra—very dear to the Lord; āra—and; kṣetrera maraṇa—his death in a holy place.
TRANSLATION
“Junior Haridāsa chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra throughout his entire life and served the Supreme Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Moreover, he is dear to the Lord and has died in a holy place.