Text 66]
The Chastisement of Junior Haridāsa
155
‘jagannāthe-tomāya aikya, khāo tāṅra bhoga nṛsiṁhera bhoga kene kara upayoga?
SYNONYMS
jagannāthe—with Lord Jagannātha; tomāya—and You; aikya—oneness; khāo tāṅra bhoga—You may eat His offering; nṛsiṁhera bhoga—the offering of Nṛsiṁhadeva; kene kara upayoga—why are You eating.
TRANSLATION
“My dear Lord, You are one with Jagannātha; therefore I have no objection to Your eating His offering. But why are You touching the offering to Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva?”
TEXT 65
नृसिंहेर हेल जानि आजि উপবাস । ঠাকুর উপবাসী রহে, জিয়ে কৈছে দাস ? ৬৫ ॥
nṛsiṁhera haila jāni āji upavāsa ṭhākura upavāsī rahe, jiye kaiche dāsa?’
SYNONYMS
nṛsiṁhera—of Lord Nṛsiṁha; haila—there was; jāni—I understand; āji—today; upavāsa—fasting; ṭhākura upavāsī rahe—the master remains fasting; jiye kaiche dāsa—how can the servant sustain his life.
TRANSLATION
“I think that Nṛsiṁhadeva could not eat anything today, and therefore He is fasting. If the master fasts, how can the servant live?”
TEXT 66
ভোজন দেখি’ যত্নাপি তাঁর হৃদয়ে উল্লাস । নৃসিংহ লক্ষ্য করি’ বাহ্যে কিছু করে তুঃখান্তাস ॥৬৬॥
bhojana dekhi’ yadyapi tāṅra hṛdaye ullāsa nṛsiṁha lakṣya kari’ bāhye kichu kare duḥkhābhāsa
SYNONYMS
bhojana dekhi’—seeing the eating; yadyapi—although; tāṅra hṛdaye—within his heart; ullāsa—jubilation; nṛsiṁha—Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva; lakṣya kari’—for the