Text 200] The Glories of Haridasa Thakura 309

SYNONYMS

vipra kahe—the brahmana said; nama-adbhase—simply by the awakening of
offenseless chanting of the holy name; yadi—if; mukti naya—liberation is not at-
tainable; tabe—then; tomaéra—your; naka—nose; kati’—I shall cut off; karaha
niscaya—take it as certain.

TRANSLATION

Gopila Cakravarti said, ‘If one is not liberated by namabhisa, then you may
be certain that | shall cut off your nose.’’

TEXT 199

aianin ecaa,— “ate aareicn ale’ aa |
Sea Hata ts BiSq,— CB Qiarow soo 1

haridaésa kahena, ——“yadi namabhdase ‘mukti’ naya
tabe amara naka katimu, ——ei suniscaya”

SYNONYMS
haridasa kahena—Haridasa Thakura said; yadi—if; naéma-abhase—simply by
the awakening of the holy name of the Lord; mukti naya—mukti is not available;
tabe—then; 4mara—my; naéka—nose; katimu—I shall cut off; ei—this; su-
niscaya—certain.
TRANSLATION

Then Haridasa Thakura accepted the challenge offered by Gopala
Cakravarti. ‘If by namabhasa liberation is not available,” he said, ‘certainly |
shall cut off my nose.”

TEXT 200

ef neg Bes six Stats |
agama cre face afger festa acon

suni’ sabha-sad uthe kari’ hahakara
majumadiara sei vipre karila dhikkara

SYNONYMS

suni’—hearing; sabhd-sat—all the members of the assembly; uthe—got up;
kari’ haha-kaéra—making a tumultuous sound; majumadaéra—Hiranya and
Govardhana Majumadara; sei vipre—unto that brahmana who was their servant;
karila—made; dhik-kara —chastisement.
