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Rescuing the Lord from the Sea
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SYNONYMS
sākṣāt —directly;  dekhechoṅ —I have seen;  more —me;  pāila —has entered;  sei —that;  bhūta —ghost;  mui maile —if I die;  mora —my;  kaiche —how;  jīve —will live;  strī-put —wife and children.
TRANSLATION
“I have seen that ghost directly, and he is haunting me. But if I die, who will take care of my wife and children?
TEXT 56
সেই ত’ ভুতের কথা কহন না যায় । ওঝা-ঠাঞি যাইছোঁ,—যদি সে ভুত ছাড়ায় ॥ ৫৬ ॥
sei ta’ bhūtera kathā kahana nā yāya   ojhā-ṭhāñi yāichoṅ, — yadi se bhūta chāḍāya
SYNONYMS
sei —that;  ta’ —certainly;  bhūtera —of the ghost;  kathā —topics;  kahana —to speak;  nā yāya —is not possible;  ojhā-ṭhāñi —to the exorcist;  yāichoṅ —I am going;  yadi —if;  se —that;  bhūta —the ghost;  chāḍāya —he can cause to leave.
TRANSLATION
“The ghost is certainly very difficult to talk about, but I am going to find an exorcist and ask him if he can release me from it.
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একা রাত্র্যে বুলি’ মৎস্য মারিয়ে নির্জনে । ভুত-প্রেত আমার না লাগে ‘নৃসিংহ’-স্মরণে ॥ ৫৭ ॥
ekā rātrye buli’ matsya māriye nirjane   bhūta-preta āmāra nā lāge ‘nṛsiṁha’-smaraṇe
SYNONYMS
ekā —alone;  rātrye —at night;  buli’ —wandering;  matsya —fish;  māriye —I kill;  nirjane —in solitary places;  bhūta-preta —ghosts;  āmāra —me;  nā lāge —cannot touch;  nṛsiṁha-smaraṇe —by remembering Nṛsiṁha.