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Pastimes of the Lord in His Youth
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TEXT 171
সহজে যবন-শাস্ত্রে অদৃঢ় বিচার ।
হাসি' তাহে মহাপ্রভু পুচ্ছেন আরবার ॥ ১৭১ ॥
sahaje yavana-śāstre adṛḍha vicāra hāsi' tāhe mahāprabhu puchena āra-vāra
SYNONYMS
sahaje —naturally;  yavana-śāstre —in the scriptures of the meat-eaters;  adṛḍha —unsound;  vicāra —judgment;  hāsi' —smiling;  tāhe —from him;  mahāprabhu —Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  puchena —inquired;  āra-vāra —again.
TRANSLATION
“The reasoning and arguments in the scriptures of the meat-eaters are not very sound,” the Kazi concluded. Upon hearing this statement, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu smiled and inquired from him as follows.
TEXT 172
আর এক প্রশ্ন করি, শুন, তুমি মামা ।
যথার্থ কহিবে, ছলে না বক্ষিবে আমা' ॥ ১৭২ ॥
āra eka praśna kari, śuna, tumi māmā yathārtha kahibe, chale nā vañchibe āmā'
SYNONYMS
āra eka —one more;  praśna —inquiry;  kari —am putting;  śuna —hear;  tumi —you;  māmā —maternal uncle;  yathā-artha —as it is true;  kahibe —you should speak;  chale —by tricks;  nā vañchibe —you should not cheat;  āmā' —Me.
TRANSLATION
“My dear maternal uncle, I wish to ask you another question. Please tell Me the truth. Do not try to cheat Me with tricks.
TEXT 173
তোমার নগরে হয় সদা সংকীর্তন ।
বাষ্ঠগীত-কোলাহল, সঙ্গীত, নর্তন ॥ ১৭৩ ॥
tomāra nagare haya sadā saṅkīrtana vādya-gīta-kolāhala, saṅgīta, nartana