kibā brahma-daitya, kibā bhūta, kahane nā yāya
darśana-mātre manuṣyera paiśe sei kāya
darśana-mātre manuṣyera paiśe sei kāya
Synonyms
kibā-whether; brahma-daitya-a brāhmaṇa ghost; kibā-or; bhūta-an ordinary ghost; kahane nā yāya-I cannot say; darśana-mātre-as soon as one sees; manuṣyera-of a man; paiśe-enters; sei kāya-that body.
Translation
"I do not know whether it was the ghost of a dead brāhmaṇa or an ordinary man, but as soon as one looks upon it, it enters his body.