Text 146] The Glories of Haridasa Thakura 283

ramacandra khanna aparadha-bija kaila
sei bija vrksa hafid agete phalila

SYNONYMS

ramacandra khénna—Ramacandra Khan; aparddha—of the offense; bija—
seed; kaila—caused to germinate; sei bija—that seed; vrksa hafid—becoming a
tree; 4gete—later; phalila—fructified.

TRANSLATION

By inducing a prostitute to disturb Haridasa Thakura, Ramacandra Khan
caused a seed of offense at his lotus feet to germinate. This seed later became
atree, and when it fructified, Ramacandra Khan ate its fruits.

TEXT 145

TVGAATHA HoT BES FAs |
ABtlS Atel SS, Qa, SSHaAts 1 98e |

mahad-aparadhera phala adbhuta kathana

prastava paid kahi, suna, bhakta-gana

SYNONYMS

mahat-aparadhera—of a great offense at the feet of the exalted devotee;
phala—the result; adbhuta—wonderful; kathana—narration; prastava—oppor-

tunity; pafid—taking advantage of; kahi—l say; suna—hear; bhakta-gana—O
devotees.

TRANSLATION

This offense at the lotus feet of an exalted devotee has resulted in a wonder-
ful narration. Taking advantage of the opportunity afforded by these inci-
dents, | shall explain what happened. O devotees, please listen.

TEXT 146

FELIS SLAHA AlTSSA-Nal |
afamtcna SAATY Cary SPYA-AALA I S8u Ul

sahajei avaisnava ramacandra-khanna
haridasera aparadhe haila asura-samana
