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The Activities of Sākṣi-gopāla
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SYNONYMS
ei —this;  mūrti —in the form;  giyā —going;  yadi —if;  ei —this;  śrī-vadane —from Your beautiful face;  sākṣī —witness;  deha —You give;  yadi —if;  tabe —then;  sarva-loka —all people;  śune —will hear.
TRANSLATION
“Only if You go there in this form of Gopāla and speak the words from Your beautiful face will Your testimony be heard by all the people.”
TEXT 95
কৃষ্ণ কহে,—“প্রতিমা চলে, কোথাহ মা শুনি ।” বিপ্র বলে,—“প্রতিমা হঞা কহ কেনে বাণী ॥ ৯৫ ॥
krșņa kahe , — “ pratimā cale, kothāha nā śuni ” vipra bale, — “ pratimā hañā kaha kene vāņī
SYNONYMS
kṛṣṇa kahe —Lord Kṛṣṇa says;  pratimā cale —a Deity walks;  kothāha —anywhere;  nā śuni —I have not heard;  vipra bale —the young  brāhmaṇa  replies;  pratimā hañā —in Your Deity form;  kaha kene vāṇī —how do You speak words.
TRANSLATION
Lord Kṛṣṇa said: “I’ve never heard of a Deity’s walking from one place to another.” The brāhmaṇa replied: “That is true, but how is it that You are speaking to me, although You are a Deity?
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প্রতিমা নহ তুমি,— সাক্ষাৎ ব্রজেন্দ্রনন্দন । বিপ্র লাগি’ কর তুমি অকার্য-করণ ॥” ৯৬ ॥
pratimā naha tumi, —sākṣāt vrajendra-nandana vipra lāgi’ kara tumi akārya-karaṇa’
SYNONYMS
pratimā —a statue;  naha —are not;  tumi —You;  sākṣāt —directly;  vrajendra-nandana —the son of Nanda Mahārāja;  vipra lāgi' —for the sake of the  brāhmaṇa ;  kara tumi —You can do;  akārya-karaṇa —an action You have never done before.