Verse 1.16.195

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.16.195:

দেখি’ হরিদাস ঠাকুরের মহা-শক্তি বিপ্র-গণের জন্মিল বিশেষ তাঙ্’রে ভক্তি ॥ ১৯৫ ॥

देखि’ हरिदास ठाकुरेर महा-शक्ति विप्र-गणेर जन्मिल विशेष ताङ्’रे भक्ति ॥ १९५ ॥

dekhi’ haridāsa ṭhākurera mahā-śakti vipra-gaṇera janmila viśeṣa tāṅ’re bhakti || 195 ||

dekhi’ haridasa thakurera maha-sakti vipra-ganera janmila visesa tan’re bhakti (195)

English translation:

(195) They all appreciated Haridāsa’s marvelous potency and developed great devotion for him.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

Seeing the departure of the great snake by the influence of Haridāsa Ṭhākura’s opulence and magnanimity, even many atheistic nondevotee brāhmaṇas, who were attached to yogic perfections, developed special respect for him. The seminal brāhmaṇas who were obliged to enjoy the fruits of their karma and eligible for Yamarāja’s punishment thought, “Due to one’s previous misdeeds a living entity takes birth in a family lower than that of brāhmaṇas. Similarly, due to his previous misdeeds (?) Haridāsa Ṭhākura has taken birth in a Moslem family. Therefore he is certainly inferior to the pious mundane brāhmaṇas.” But now, seeing his easily achieved mystic opulence, who stands before Haridāsa with folded hands awaiting his instructions, they accepted him as the best of the brāhmaṇas.