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"name":"Cc. Antya 2.157", "h1":"Cc. Antya 2.157", "label":"Text 157", "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 2.157", "description":"\"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."
} —
Cc. Antya 2.157
Text
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.