198 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 2
TRANSLATION
“Haridasa must have committed suicide by drinking poison, and because of
this sinful act, he has now become a brahmana ghost.
TEXT 157
Vista al cafa, NE ofa Sta ata’
aH BEA, — “OS fHaI| PAA 909 tI
akara na dekhi, matra Suni tara gana’
svartipa kahena,—“ei mithyd anumana
SYNONYMS
akara—form; na dekhi—we cannot see; matra—only; suni—we hear; tara—
his; gana—singing; svartjpa kahena—Svariipa Damodara said; ei—this; mithya—
false; anumana—guess.
TRANSLATION
“We cannot see his material form,” they said, ‘but still we hear his sweet
singing. Therefore he must have become a ghost.” Svaripa Damodara,
however, protested, ‘This is a false guess.
TEXT 158
SHAT SVATEA, ASA CAAA |
AF-SAMHG, OF CWA AA i Sew
ajanma krsna-kirtana, prabhura sevana
prabhu-krpa-patra, ara ksetrera marana
SYNONYMS
ajanma—throughout the whole life; krsna-kirtana—chanting of the Hare Krsna
mantra; prabhura sevana—service to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; prabhu-krpa-
patra—very dear to the Lord; dra—and; ksetrera marana—his death in a holy
place.
TRANSLATION
“Junior Haridasa chanted the Hare Krsna mantra throughout his entire life
and served the Supreme Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Moreover, he is dear
to the Lord and has died in a holy place.
