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The Glories of Haridāsa Thākura
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‘gopāla cakravartī’ nāma eka-jana majumadārera ghare sei ārindā pradhāna
SYNONYMS
gopāla cakravartī—Gopāla Cakravartī; nāma—named; eka-jana—one person; majumadārera ghare—at the residence of Hiraṇya and Govardhana Majumadāra; sei—he; ārindā pradhāna—the chief tax collector.
TRANSLATION
At the house of Hiraṇya and Govardhana Majumadāra, a person named Gopāla Cakravartī was officially the chief tax collector.
TEXT 191
গোড়ে রহি’ পাৎসাহা-আগে আরিন্দাগিরি করে । বার-লক্ষ মুক্তা সেই পাৎসার ঠাঞি ভরে ॥ ১৯১ ॥
gauḍe rahi’ pātsāhā-āge ārindā-giri kare bāra-lakṣa mudrā sei pātsāra ṭhāñi bhare
SYNONYMS
gauḍe rahi’—living in Bengal; pātsāhā-āge—on behalf of the emperor; ārindā-giri kare—acts as the chief tax collector; bāra-lakṣa—twelve hundred thousand; mudrā—coins; sei—he; pātsāra ṭhāñi—for the emperor; bhare—collects.
TRANSLATION
This Gopāla Cakravartī lived in Bengal. His duty as chief tax collector was to collect 1,200,000 coins to deposit in the treasury of the emperor.
TEXT 192
পরম-সুন্দর, পণ্ডিত, নূতন-ষোবন । নামাভাসে ‘মুক্তি’ শুনি’ না হইল সহন ॥ ১৯২ ॥
parama-sundara, paṇḍita, nūtana-yauvana nāmābhāse ‘mukti’ śuni’ nā ha-ila sahana
SYNONYMS
parama-sundara—very beautiful; paṇḍita—learned; nūtana—new; yauvana—youth; nāma-ābhāse—by the glimpse of awakening of pure chanting of the holy name; mukti—liberation; śuni’—hearing; nā ha-ila sahana—could not tolerate.