CC Antya 3.199

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

Antya-līlā 3.198 - Antya-līlā 3.200

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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."

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