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  "name":"Cc. Antya 3.199",
  "h1":"Cc. Antya 3.199",
  "label":"Text 199",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 3.199",
  "description":"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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Cc. Antya 3.199

Text

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.”