Text 130]
The Glories of Haridāsa Ṭhākura
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TRANSLATION
After offering obeisances to the tulasī plant and Haridāsa Ṭhākura, she sat down on the threshold of the room. Thus she began to hear Haridāsa Ṭhākura's chanting, and she also personally chanted "Hari, Hari," the holy name of the Lord.
TEXT 129
‘নাম পূর্ণ হবে আজি’,—বলে হরিদাস । ‘তবে পূর্ণ করিম আজি তোমার অভিলাষ’ ॥ ১২৯ ॥
‘nāma pūrṇa habe āji’,—bale haridāsa ‘tabe pūrṇa karimu āji tomāra abhilāṣa’
SYNONYMS
nāma—chanting of the holy name; pūrṇa—complete; habe—will be; āji—today; bale haridāsa—Haridāsa Ṭhākura said; tabe—then; pūrṇa karimu—I shall satisfy; āji—today; tomāra abhilāṣa—your desires.
TRANSLATION
“Today it will be possible for me to finish my chanting,” Haridāsa Ṭhākura informed her. “Then I shall satisfy all your desires.”
TEXT 130
কীর্তন করিতে এছে রাত্রি-শেষ হৈল । ঠাকুরের সনে বেখার মন ফিরি’ গেল ॥ ১৩০ ॥
kīrtana karite aiche rātri-śeṣa haila ṭhākurera sane veśyāra mana phiri’ gela
SYNONYMS
kīrtana karite—chanting and chanting; aiche—in that way; rātri-śeṣa haila—the night ended; ṭhākurera sane—by the association of Haridāsa Ṭhākura; veśyāra—of the prostitute; mana—mind; phiri’ gela—was converted.
TRANSLATION
The night ended while Haridāsa Ṭhākura was chanting, but by his association the mind of the prostitute had changed.