Text 184]
Pastimes of the Lord in His Youth
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TRANSLATION
“Placing its nails on my chest, the lion said in a grave voice: ‘I shall immediately bifurcate your chest as you broke the mṭdaṅga drum!’
TEXT 182
মোর কীর্তন মানা করিস্, করিমু তোর ক্ষয় । অসি মুদি’ কাপি আমি পাঞ্জা বড় ভয় ॥ ১৮২ ॥
mora kīrtana mānā karis, karimu tora kṣaya āṅkhi mudi’ kāṅpi āmi pāñā baḍa bhaya
SYNONYMS
mora —My;  kīrtana —congregational chanting;  mānā karis —you are forbidding;  karimu —I shall do;  tora —your;  kṣaya —destruction;  āṅkhi —eyes;  mudi —closing;  kāṅpi —I was trembling;  āmi —I;  pāñā —getting;  baḍa —very great;  bhaya —fear.
TRANSLATION
“‘You have forbidden the performance of My congregational chanting. Therefore I must destroy you!’ Being very much afraid of Him, I closed my eyes and trembled.
TEXT 183
ভীত দেখি’ সিংহ বলে হইয়া সদয় । তোরে শিক্ষা দিতে কৈনু তোর পরাজয় ॥ ১৮৩ ॥
bhīta dekhi’ siṁha bale ha-iyā sadaya tore śikṣā dite kailu tora parājaya
SYNONYMS
bhīta dekhi —seeing me so afraid;  siṁha —the lion;  bale —says;  ha-iyā —becoming;  sa-daya —merciful;  tore —unto you;  śikṣā —lesson;  dite —to give;  kailu —I have done;  tora —your;  parājaya —defeat.
TRANSLATION
“Seeing me so afraid, the lion said, ‘I have defeated you just to teach you a lesson, but I must be merciful to you.’
TEXT 184
সে দিন বহুত নাহি কৈলি উৎপাত । তেঞি ক্ষমা করি’ না করিমু প্রাণাঘাত ॥ ১৮৪ ॥