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CC Ādi 17.199

Bengali

কেহ—হরিদাস, সদা বলে ‘হরি’ ‘হরি’ ।
জানি কার ঘরে ধন করিবেক চুরি ॥ ১৯৯ ॥

Text

keha — haridāsa, sadā bale ‘hari’ ‘hari’
jāni kāra ghare dhana karibeka curi

Synonyms

keha — some of them; haridāsa — Haridāsa; sadā — always; bale — says; hari hari — the name of the Lord, “Hari, Hari”; jāni — I understand; kāra — someone’s; ghare — at home; dhana — wealth; karibeka — will do; curi — theft.

Translation

“ ‘Some of them are called Haridāsa. They always chant “Hari, Hari,” and thus I thought they would steal the riches from someone’s house.

Purport

Another meaning of “Hari, Hari” is “I am stealing. I am stealing.”