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The Lord Tastes Nectar
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TEXT 22
এক বাঞ্ছা হয়,—যদি ক্লপা করি’ কর । পাদরজ দেহ’, পাদ মোর মাথে ধর ॥”২২ ॥
eka vāñchā haya,—yadi kṛpā kari’ kara pāda-raja deha’, pāda mora māthe dhara’’
SYNONYMS
eka vāñchā—one desire; haya—there is; yadi—if; kṛpā kari’—being merciful; kara—you do; pāda-raja—the dust of your feet; deha’—give; pāda—feet; mora—my; māthe—on the head; dhara—please place.
TRANSLATION
“My dear sir, I have one desire. Please be merciful to me by kindly placing your feet upon my head so that the dust on your feet may touch it.”
TEXT 23
ঠাকুর কহে,—“এঁছে বাত্ কহিতে না যুয়ায় । আমি—নীচজাতি, তুমি—সুসজ্জন রায় ॥”২৩ ॥
ṭhākura kahe,—“aiche vāt kahite nā yuyāya āmi—nīca-jāti, tumi—susajjana rāya”
SYNONYMS
ṭhākura kahe—Jhaḍu Ṭhākura said; aiche vāt—such a request; kahite nā yuyāya—should not be spoken; āmi—I; nīca-jāti—coming from a family of a very low caste; tumi—you; su-sat-jana rāya—very respectable and rich gentleman.
TRANSLATION
Jhaḍu Ṭhākura replied, “It does not befit you to ask this of me. I belong to a very low-caste family, whereas you are a respectable rich gentleman.”
TEXT 24
তবে কালিদাস শ্লোক পড়ি’ শুনাইল । শুনি’ ঝড়ু-ঠাকুরের বড় সুখ হইল ॥ ২৪ ॥
tabe kālidāsa śloka paḍi’ śunāila śuni’ jhaḍu-ṭhākurera baḍa sukha ha-ila