# Cc. Ādi 17.178-179 > কাজী কহে, — যবে আমি হিন্দুর ঘরে গিয়া । > কীর্তন করিলুঁ মানা মৃদঙ্গ ভাঙ্গিয়া ॥১৭৮॥ > সেই রাত্রে এক সিংহ মহাভয়ঙ্কর । > নরদেহ, সিংহমুখ, গর্জয়ে বিস্তর ॥১৭৯॥ ## Text > kājī kahe,—yabe āmi hindura ghare giyā > kīrtana kariluṅ mānā mṛdaṅga bhāṅgiyā > > sei rātre eka siṁha mahā-bhayaṅkara > nara-deha, siṁha-mukha, garjaye vistara ## Synonyms *kājī kahe*—the Kazi replied; *yabe*—when; *āmi*—I; *hindura*—of a Hindu; *ghare*—in the house; *giyā*—going there; *kīrtana*—chanting of the holy name; *kariluṅ*—made; *mānā*—prohibition; *mṛdaṅga*—the drum; *bhāṅgiyā*—breaking; *sei rātre*—on that night; *eka*—one; *siṁha*—lion; *mahā-bhayaṅ-kara*—very fearful; *nara-deha*—having a body like a human being's; *siṁha-mukha*—having a face like a lion's; *garjaye*—was roaring; *vistara*—very loudly. ## Translation **The Kazi said, "When I went to the Hindu's house, broke the drum and forbade the performance of congregational chanting, in my dreams that very night I saw a greatly fearful lion, roaring very loudly, His body like a human being's and His face like a lion's.**