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Pastimes of the Lord in His Youth
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SYNONYMS
e-saba —all these;  pāṣaṇḍīra —of the demons;  tabe —then;  ha-ibe —there will be;  nistāra —deliverance;  āra —alternative;  kona —some;  upāya —means;  nāhi —there is not;  ei —this;  yukti —of the argument;  sāra —essence.
TRANSLATION
“All the unfaithful rogues of this world can be delivered by this process. There is no alternative. This is the essence of the argument.”
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এই দৃঢ় যুক্তি করি’ প্রভু আছে ঘরে। কেশব ভারতী আইলা নদীয়া-নগরে ॥ ২৬৮ ॥
ei dṛḍha yukti kari’ prabhu āche ghare keśava bhāratī āilā nadīyā-nagare
SYNONYMS
ei —this;  dṛḍha —firm;  yukti —consideration;  kari’ —making;  prabhu —the Lord;  āche —was;  ghare —in His home;  keśava bhāratī —of the name Keśava Bhāratī;  āilā —came;  nadīyā-nagare —to the town of Nadia.
TRANSLATION
After coming to this firm conclusion, the Lord continued to stay at home. In the meantime Keśava Bhāratī came to the town of Nadia.
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প্রভু তারে নমস্করি’ কৈল নিমস্ত্রণ। ভিক্ষা করাইয়া তারে কৈল নিবেদন ॥ ২৬৯ ॥
prabhu tāṅre namaskari’ kaila nimantraṇa bhikṣā karāiyā tāṅre kaila nivedana
SYNONYMS
prabhu —the Lord;  tāṅre —to him;  namaskari’ —offering obeisances;  kaila —did;  nimantraṇa —invitation;  bhikṣā —alms;  karāiyā —giving;  tāṅre —to him;  kaila —submitted;  nivedana —His prayer.
TRANSLATION
The Lord offered him respectful obeisances and invited him to His house. After feeding him sumptuously, He submitted to him His petition.