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The Glories of Haridāsa Ṭhākura
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SYNONYMS
vipra kahe —the  brāhmaṇa  said;  nāma-ābhāse —simply by the awakening of offenseless chanting of the holy name;  yadi —if;  mukti naya —liberation is not attainable;  tabe —then;  tomāra —your;  nāka —nose;  kāṭi —I shall cut off;  karaha niścaya —take it as certain.
TRANSLATION
Gopāla Cakravartī said, “If one is not liberated by nāmābhāsa, then you may be certain that I shall cut off your nose.”
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হরিদাস কহেন,—“যদি নামাভাসে ‘মুক্তি’ নয় । তবে আমার নাক কাটিমু,—এই স্থানিশ্চয় ॥”১৯৯ ॥
haridāsa kahena,  — “yadi nāmābhāse ‘mukti’ naya tabe āmāra nāka kāṭimu,  — ei suniścaya”
SYNONYMS
haridāsa kahena —Haridāsa Ṭhākura said;  yadi —if;  nāma-ābhāse —simply by the awakening of the holy name of the Lord;  mukti naya — mukti  is not available;  tabe —then;  āmāra —my;  nāka —nose;  kāṭimu —I shall cut off;  ei —this;  suniścaya —certain.
TRANSLATION
Then Haridāsa Ṭhākura accepted the challenge offered by Gopāla Cakravartī. “If by nāmābhāsa liberation is not available,” he said, “certainly I shall cut off my nose.”
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শুনি’ সভাসদ্ উঠে করি’ হাহাকার । মজুমদার সেই বিশ্রে করিল ধিক্কার ॥ ২০০ ॥
śuni’ sabhā-sad uṭhe kari’ hāhākāra majumadāra sei vipre karila dhikkāra
SYNONYMS
śuni’ —hearing;  sabhā-sat —all the members of the assembly;  uṭhe —got up;  kari’ hāhā-kāra —making a tumultuous sound;  majumadāra —Hiraṇya and Govardhana Majumadāra;  sei vipre —unto that  brāhmaṇa  who was their servant;  karila —made;  dhik-kāra —chastisement.