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Pastimes of the Lord in His Youth
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SYNONYMS
saba —all;  deśa —countries;  bhraṣṭa —spoiled;  kaila —has;  ekalā —alone;  nimāñi —Nimāi Paṇḍita;  brāhmaṇa —a caste  brāhmaṇa ;  mārite —to strike;  cāhe —He wants;  dharma —of religious principles;  bhaya —fear;  nāi —there is not.
TRANSLATION
“Nimāi Paṇḍita alone has spoiled the entire country,” they accused. “He wants to strike a caste  brāhmaṇa . He has no fear of religious principles.
PURPORT
In those days also, the caste  brāhmaṇas  were very much proud. They were not prepared to accept chastisement even from a teacher or spiritual master.
TEXT 256
পুনঃ যদি ঐছে করে মারিব তাহারে ।
কোন্ বা মানুষ হয়, কি করিতে পারে ॥ ২৫৬ ॥
punaḥ yadi aiche kare māriba tāhāre   kon vā mānuṣa haya, ki karite pāre
SYNONYMS
punaḥ —again;  yadi —if;  aiche —like that;  kare —He does;  māriba —we shall strike;  tāhāre —Him;  kon —who;  vā —or;  mānuṣa —the man;  haya —is;  ki —what;  karite —to do;  pāre —He is able.
TRANSLATION
“If He again performs such an atrocious act, certainly we shall retaliate and strike Him in turn. Who is He—an important person—that He can check us in this way?”
TEXT 257
প্রভুর নিষ্কায় সবার বুদ্ধি হৈল নানা ।
স্বপত্যিত বিষ্কা কারও না হয় প্রকাশ ॥ ২৫৭ ॥
prabhura nindāya sabāra buddhi haila nāśa   supaṭhita vidyā kārao nā haya prakāśa
SYNONYMS
prabhura —of the Lord;  nindāya —in accusation;  sabāra —of everyone;  buddhi —the intelligence;  haila —became;  nāśa —spoiled;  su-paṭhita —well-studied;  vidyā —knowledge;  kārao —everyone’s;  nā —does not;  haya —became;  prakāśa —manifest.