Verse 1.16.230-231

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.16.230-231:

এই যে দেখিলা,—নাচিলেন হরিদাস ও-নৃত্য দেখিলে সর্ব-বন্ধ হয নাশ হরিদাস-নৃত্যে কৃষ্ণ নাচেন আপনে ব্রহ্মাণ্ড পবিত্র হয ও-নৃত্য-দর্শনে ॥ ২৩০-২৩১ ॥

एइ ये देखिला,—नाचिलेन हरिदास ओ-नृत्य देखिले सर्व-बन्ध हय नाश हरिदास-नृत्ये कृष्ण नाचेन आपने ब्रह्माण्ड पवित्र हय ओ-नृत्य-दर्शने ॥ २३०-२३१ ॥

ei ye dekhilā,—nācilena haridāsa o-nṛtya dekhile sarva-bandha haya nāśa haridāsa-nṛtye kṛṣṇa nācena āpane brahmāṇḍa pavitra haya o-nṛtya-darśane || 230-231 ||

ei ye dekhila,—nacilena haridasa o-nrtya dekhile sarva-bandha haya nasa haridasa-nrtye krsna nacena apane brahmanda pavitra haya o-nrtya-darsane (230-231)

English translation:

(230-231) “One who sees Haridāsa dancing is freed from all bondage. When Haridāsa dances, Lord Kṛṣṇa personally dances. Thus the whole universe can be purified by seeing his dance.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

The material bondage of those who see dancing performed for the pleasure of Kṛṣṇa by Vaiṣṇavas who are inclined to the service of the Lord is destroyed, whereas the exhibition of artificial characteristics by prākṛta-sahajiyās simply increases their miseries of material bondage. By seeing dancing performed for the pleasure of Kṛṣṇa by Vaiṣṇavas, nonduplicitous emotions befitting a Vaiṣṇava are certainly awakened, and

the fraudulent endeavors of the hypocritical imitators simply yields evil results in this world. When Ṭhākura Haridāsa exhibits the transcendental pastime of dancing, then, being controlled by his nonduplicitous love, Kṛṣṇacandra along with His associates also dance. By seeing such transcendental dancing, many fortunate persons of this world become free from heaps of sinful reactions accumulated over many lifetimes and thus achieve piety that leads to devotional service.