Text 19] Pastimes with Jagadānanda and Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa
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TRANSLATION
Then Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī devised another method. First he secured a large quantity of dry banana leaves.
TEXT 18
নখে চিরি’ চিরি’ তাহা অতি সূক্ষ্ম কৈলা। প্রভুর বহির্বাস দুইতে সে সব ভরিলা ॥ ১৮ ॥
nakhe ciri’ ciri’ tāhā ati sūkṣma kailā prabhura bahirvāsa duite se saba bharilā
SYNONYMS
nakhe —with the nails;  ciri’   ciri’ —tearing and tearing;  tāhā —them;  ati —very;  sūkṣma —fine;  kailā —made;  prabhura —of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  bahirvāsa —covering cloths;  duite —in two;  se saba —all those;  bharilā —filled.
TRANSLATION
He then tore the leaves into very fine fibers with his nails and filled two of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s outer garments with the fibers.
TEXT 19
এইমত দুই কৈলা ওড়ন-পাড়নে। অঙ্গীকার কৈলা প্রভু অনেক যতনে ॥ ১৯ ॥
ei-mata dui kailā oḍana-pāḍane aṅgīkāra kailā prabhu aneka yatane
SYNONYMS
ei-mata —in this way;  dui —two pieces;  kailā —made;  oḍana-pāḍane —one for bedding, one for the pillow;  aṅgīkāra kailā —did accept;  prabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  aneka yatane —after much endeavor.
TRANSLATION
In this way, Svarūpa Dāmodara made some bedding and a pillow, and after much endeavor by the devotees, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted them.