Verse 2.28.151

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.28.151:

`বোল বোল’ করি’ প্রভু করযে হুঙ্কার ক্ষৌর-কর্ম নাপিত না পারে করিবার ॥ ১৫১ ॥

`बोल बोल’ करि’ प्रभु करये हुङ्कार क्षौर-कर्म नापित ना पारे करिबार ॥ १५१ ॥

`bola bola’ kari’ prabhu karaye huṅkāra kṣaura-karma nāpita nā pāre karibāra || 151 ||

`bola bola’ kari’ prabhu karaye hunkara ksaura-karma napita na pare karibara (151)

English translation:

(151) In this way the Lord constantly roared, “Hari bol!” The barber was therefore unable to perform his task.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

TEXT 152

kathaṃ-katham api sarva-dina-avaśeṣe kṣaura-karma nirbāha haila prema-rase

Somehow or other, in the mellows of ecstatic love, the Lord’s head was finally shaved by the end of the day.

The hands of the barber did not move as he prepared to shave the beautiful hair and śikhā of Śrī Gaurasundara. The entire day passed as various thoughts delayed the act of shaving. Eventually the act of shaving required for a sannyāsī was completed.

TEXT 153

tabe sarva-loka-nātha kari’ gaṅgā-snāna āsiyā vasilā yathā sannyāsera sthāna

Thereafter the Lord of all took His bath in the Ganges and sat for His

sannyāsa ceremony.

TEXT 154

`sarva-śikṣā-guru gauracandra’ vede bale keśava-bhāratī-sthāne tāhā kahe chale

The Vedas declare that Śrī Gauracandra is the spiritual master of everyone. The Lord, on some pretext, then spoke something to Keśava Bhāratī.

TEXT 155

prabhu kahe,—“svapne more kona-mahājana karṇe sannyāsera mantra karila kathana

The Lord said, “In a dream some mahājana appeared to Me and spoke some sannyāsa mantra in My ear.

TEXT 156

bujha dekhi tāhā tumi kibā haya nahe” eta bali’ prabhu tāṅ’ra karṇe mantra kahe

“Please examine whether it is appropriate or not.” Speaking in this way, the Lord spoke the mantra into Keśava Bhāratī’s ear.