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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, Chapter 2: The Chastisement of Junior Haridāsa

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 157

ākāra nā dekhi, mātra śuni tāra gāna’
svarūpa kahena,—“ei mithyā anumāna

SYNONYMS

ākāra—form; nā dekhi—we cannot see; mātra—only; śuni—we hear; tāra—his; gāna—singing; svarūpa kahena—Svarūpa Dāmodara said; ei—this; mithyā—false; anumāna—guess.

TRANSLATION

“We cannot see his material form,” they said, “but still we hear his sweet singing. Therefore he must have become a ghost.” Svarūpa Dāmodara, however, protested, “This is a false guess.