CC Antya 18.54
Antya-līlā, Chapter 18, Text 54
মড়া-রূপ ধরি’ রহে উত্তান-নয়ন ।
কভু গোঁ-গোঁ করে, কভু রহে অচেতন ॥ ৫৪ ॥
কভু গোঁ-গোঁ করে, কভু রহে অচেতন ॥ ৫৪ ॥
maḍā-rūpa dhari’ rahe uttāna-nayana
kabhu goṅ-goṅ kare, kabhu rahe acetana
kabhu goṅ-goṅ kare, kabhu rahe acetana
Word by word
maḍā — of a dead body; rūpa — the form; dhari’ — accepting; rahe — remains; uttāna-nayana — with open eyes; kabhu — sometimes; goṅ-goṅ — the sound goṅ-goṅ; kare — makes; kabhu — sometimes; rahe — remains; acetana — unconscious.
Translation
“That ghost has taken the form of a corpse, but He keeps his eyes open. Sometimes He utters the sounds ‘goṅ-goṅ,’ and sometimes He remains unconscious.”