Text 154]
Pastimes of the Lord in His Youth
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TRANSLATION
The Lord said, "My dear uncle, I have come to your home just to ask you some questions."
"Yes," the Kazi replied, "You are welcome. Just tell me what is in Your mind."
TEXT 153
প্রতু কহে,—গোত্রু খাও, গাতী তোমার মাতা।
বুধ অন্ন উপজায়, তাতে তেঁহো পিতা ॥ ১৫৩ ॥
prabhu kahe,—go-dugdha khāo, gābhī tomāra mātā vṛṣa anna upajāya, tāte teṅho pitā
SYNONYMS
prabhu kahe —the Lord said;  go-dugdha khāo —you drink cows' milk;  gābhī —the cow (is);  tomāra —your;  mātā —mother;  vṛṣa —the bull;  anna —grains;  upajāya —produces;  tāte —therefore;  teṅho —he;  pitā —(is) your father.
TRANSLATION
The Lord said: "You drink cows' milk; therefore the cow is your mother. And the bull produces grains for your maintenance; therefore he is your father."
TEXT 154
পিতামাতা মারি' খাও—এবা কোন্ ধর্ম।
কোন্ বলে কর তুমি এমত বিকর্ম ॥ ১৫৪ ॥
pitā-mātā māri' khāo—ebā kon dharma kon bale kara tumi e-mata vikarma
SYNONYMS
pitā-mātā —father and mother;  māri' —killing;  khāo —you eat;  ebā —this;  kon —what kind of;  dharma —religion;  kon bale —on what strength;  kara —do;  tumi —you;  e-mata —such;  vikarma —sinful activities.
TRANSLATION
"Since the bull and cow are your father and mother, how can you kill and eat them? What kind of religious principle is this? On what strength are you so daring that you commit such sinful activities?"
PURPORT
Everyone can understand that we drink the milk of cows and take the help of bulls in producing agricultural products. Therefore, since our real father gives us