Text 116) The Glories of Haridasa Thakura 265

TRANSLATION

“| am eager to be united with you. My mind is greedy for this. If | don’t ob-
tain you, I shall not be able to keep my body and soul together.”

TEXTS 114-115

afanta aca,—“corm sfaq aaleta |

AAG T-ATlS Wee, Tl Vi StaA i 98 0
Sirae SF af” Va aang Sa |

aramatie cece shaq ca cotata Ta "se

haridasa kahe, — “toma karimu angikdra
sankhyd-nama-samapti yavat nd haya amdra

tavat tumi vasi’ suna ndma-sankirtana
nama-saméapti haile karimu ye tomara mana”

SYNONYMS

haridasa kahe —Haridasa Thakura said; tomaé—you; karimu angikara—l shall ac-
cept; sankhya-naéma—the number of holy names; samapti—finishing; yavat—as
long as; na—not; haya—it is; dmara—my; tavat—so long; tumi—you; vasi’—sit-
ting; suna—hear; ndma-sankirtana—chanting of the holy name; ndma—of the
holy name; samdapti—finishing; haile—when there is; karimu—| shall do; ye—
what; tomara—your; mana—mind.

TRANSLATION

Haridasa Thakura replied, ‘I shall accept you without fail, but you will have
to wait until | have finished chanting my regular rounds on my beads. Until
that time, please sit and listen to the chanting of the holy name. As soon as |
am finished, | shall fulfill your desire.”

TEXT 116

oe win’ cHe Cadi afaai afer |
SSGa SCA SlarlA SiSss ia CBM i ssw 0

eta suni’ sei vesya vasiya rahila
kirtana kare haridasa pratah-kala haila
