kājī kahe, — yabe āmi hindura ghare giyā
kīrtana kariluṅ mānā mṛdaṅga bhāṅgiyā
sei rātre eka siṁha mahā-bhayaṅkara
nara-deha, siṁha-mukha, garjaye vistara

 kājī kahe - the Kazi replied; yabe - when; āmi - I; hindura - of a Hindu; ghare - in the house; giyā - going there; kīrtana - chanting of the holy name; kariluṅ - made; mānā - prohibition; mṛdaṅga - the drum; bhāṅgiyā - breaking; sei rātre - on that night; eka - one; siṁha - lion; mahā-bhayaṅ-kara - very fearful; nara-deha - having a body like a human being's; siṁha-mukha - having a face like a lion's; garjaye - was roaring; vistara - very loudly.


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The Kazi said, “When I went to the Hindu’s house, broke the drum and forbade the performance of congregational chanting, in my dreams that very night I saw a greatly fearful lion, roaring very loudly, His body like a human being’s and His face like a lion’s.

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