maḍā-rūpa dhari' rahe uttāna-nayana
kabhu goṅ-goṅ kare, kabhu rahe acetana

 maḍā - of a dead body; rūpa - the form; dhari' - accepting; rahe - remains; uttāna-nayana - with open eyes; kabhu - sometimes; goṅ-goṅ - the sound goṅ-goṅ; kare - makes; kabhu - sometimes; rahe - remains; acetana - unconscious.


Text

“That ghost has taken the form of a corpse, but He keeps his eyes open. Sometimes He utters the sounds ‘goṅ-goṅ,’ and sometimes He remains unconscious.

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