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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 1]
TEXT 30
শস্য খায় কুক্কুর, ‘কুক্ষ’ কহে বার বার । দেখিয়া লোকের মনে হৈল চমৎকার ॥ ৩০ ॥
śasya khāya kukkura, ‘kṛṣṇa’ kahe bāra bāra dekhiyā lokera mane haila camatkāra
SYNONYMS
śasya khāya—eats the pulp of green coconut; kukkura—the dog; kṛṣṇa—the holy name of Kṛṣṇa; kahe—chants; bāra bāra—again and again; dekhiyā—seeing this; lokera—of all the people; mane—in the minds; haila—there was; camatkāra—astonishment.
TRANSLATION
Seeing the dog eating the green coconut pulp and chanting “Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa” again and again, all the devotees present were very much surprised.
TEXT 31
শিবানন্দ কুক্কুর দেখি’ দণ্ডবৎ কৈলা । দৈন্য করি’ নিজ অপরাধ ক্ষমাইলা ॥ ৩১ ॥
śivānanda kukkura dekhi’ daṇḍavat kailā dainya kari’ nija aparādha kṣamāilā
SYNONYMS
śivānanda—Śivānanda Sena; kukkura—the dog; dekhi’—seeing there; daṇḍavat kailā—offered obeisances; dainya kari’—exhibiting humbleness; nija—personal; aparādha—offenses; kṣamāilā—was forgiven.
TRANSLATION
When he saw the dog sitting in that way and chanting the name of Kṛṣṇa, Śivānanda, because of his natural humility, immediately offered his obeisances to the dog just to counteract his offenses to it.
TEXT 32
আর দিন কেহ তার দেখা না পাইলা । সিদ্ধ-দেহ পাঞ্জা কুক্কুর বৈকুণ্ঠেতে গেলা ॥ ৩২ ॥