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The Activities of Sāksi-gonāla
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reviving God consciousness among the general populace. If people actually become God conscious, all quarrels can be settled outside of court, as happened in the case of the two  brāhmaṇas  whose disagreement was settled by the witness Gopāla.
TEXT 33
ছোটবিপ্র বলে,—“ঠাকুর, তুমি মোর সাক্ষী । তোমা সাক্ষী বোলাইম, যদি অন্যথা দেখি ॥” ৩৩ ॥
choṭa-vipra bale,—“ṭhākura, tumi mora sākṣī tomā sāksī bolāimu, yadi anyathā dekhi”
SYNONYMS
choṭa-vipra bale —the younger  brāhmaṇa  replied;  ṭhākura —my dear Lord Gopāla;  tumi —You;  mora —my;  sākṣī —witness;  tomā —unto You;  sākṣī —witness;  bolāimu —I shall call as;  yadi —if;  anyathā —otherwise;  dekhi —I see.
TRANSLATION
Then the younger brāhmāṇa addressed the Deity, saying, “My dear Lord, You are my witness. I shall call for You to testify if it is necessary later on.”
TEXT 34
এত বলি’ প্লুইজনে চলিলা দেশেরে । 
গুরুবুদ্ধ্যে ছোট-বিপ্র বহু সেবা করে ॥ ৩৪ ॥
eta bali’ dui-jane calilā deśere guru-buddhye choṭa-vipra bahu sevā kare
SYNONYMS
eta bali' —speaking this;  dui-jane —both the  brāhmaṇas ;  calilā —went;  deśere —toward their own country;  guru-buddhye —accepting the elderly  brāhmaṇa  as  guru ;  choṭa-vipra —the young  brāhmaṇa ;  bahu —various;  sevā —services;  kare —renders.
TRANSLATION
After these talks, the two brāhmaṇas started for home. As usual, the young brāhmaṇa accompanied the elderly brāhmaṇa as if the older brāhmaṇa were a guru [spiritual master] and rendered him service in various ways.