CC Antya 3.199 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Antya-līlā - Chapter 3: The Glories of Śrīla Haridāsa Ṭhākura

Antya-līlā 3.198 - Antya-līlā 3.200

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 199

haridāsa kahena,—“yadi nāmābhāse ‘mukti’ naya

tabe āmāra nāka kāṭimu,—ei suniścaya“

SYNONYMS

haridāsa kahena—Haridāsa Ṭhākura said; yadi—if; nāma-ābhāse—simply by the awakening of the holy name of the Lord; mukti naya—mukti is not available; tabe—then; āmāra—my; nāka—nose; kāṭimu—I shall cut off; ei—this; suniścaya—certain.

TRANSLATION

Then Haridāsa Ṭhākura accepted the challenge offered by Gopāla Cakravartī. “If by nāmābhāsa liberation is not available,” he said, “certainly I shall cut off my nose.”

Antya-līlā 3.198 - Antya-līlā 3.200