# Cc. Antya 3.199 ## Text > haridāsa kahena,—"yadi nāmābhāse 'mukti' naya > tabe āmāra nāka kāṭimu,—ei suniścaya" ## Synonyms *haridāsa* *kahena*—Haridāsa Ṭhākura said; *yadi*—if; *nāma*-*ābhāse*—simply by the awakening of the holy name of the Lord; *mukti* *naya*—mukti is not available; *tabe*—then; *āmāra*—my; *nāka*—nose; *kāṭimu*—I shall cut off; *ei*—this; *suniścaya*—certain. ## Translation **Then Haridāsa Ṭhākura accepted the challenge offered by Gopāla Cakravartī. "If by nāmābhāsa liberation is not available," he said, "certainly I shall cut off my nose."**