āmi - I; baḍa - big; ojhā - exorcist; jāni - I know; bhūta - ghost; chāḍāite - how to exorcise; mantra paḍi' - chanting hymns; śrī-hasta - his hand; dilā - placed; tāhāra māthāte - on his head.

“I am a famous exorcist,” he said, “and I know how to rid you of this ghost.” He then chanted some mantras and placed his hand on top of the fisherman’s head.