Text 170] Lord Caitanya Meets Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī
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TRANSLATION
Halfway along the path, Raghunātha dāsa submitted at the lotus feet of his spiritual master, “I shall go to the home of that brāhmaṇa, induce him to return, and send him to your home.
TEXT 169
তুমি সুখে ঘরে যাহ—মোরে আজ্ঞা হয়” । এই ছলে আজ্ঞা মাগি’ করিলা নিশ্চয় ॥ ১৬৯ ॥
tumi sukhe ghare yāha—more ājñā haya’’ ei chale ājñā māgi’ karilā niścaya
SYNONYMS
tumi—you; sukhe—in happiness; ghare yāha—go to your place; more—to me; ājñā—order; haya—is; ei chale—on this plea; ājñā māgi’—asking permission; karilā niścaya—decided.
TRANSLATION
“You may go home without anxiety. Following your order, I shall persuade the brāhmaṇa.” On this plea, after asking permission, he decided to go away.
TEXT 170
“সেবক রক্ষক আর কেহ নাহি সঙ্গে । পলাইতে আমার ভাল এইত প্রসঙ্গে ॥” ১৭০ ॥
“sevaka rakṣaka āra keha nāhi saṅge palāite āmāra bhāla eita prasaṅge
SYNONYMS
sevaka—servant; rakṣaka—watchman; āra—and; keha nāhi—there is no one; saṅge—along; palāite—to go away; āmāra—my; bhāla—good; eita—this; prasaṅge—opportunity.
TRANSLATION
Raghunātha dāsa thought, “This is the greatest opportunity to go away because this time there are no servants or watchmen with me.”