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The Lord Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī
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TRANSLATION
As a former minister for the Nawab, Sanātana could certainly understand diplomacy. He therefore thought, “Why is this landlord offering me such respect?” Thinking in this way, he questioned his servant, whose name was Īśāna.
TEXT 24
‘তোমার ঠাঞি জানি কিছু দ্রব্য আছয়’। ঈশান কহে,—‘মোর ঠাঞি সাত মোহর হয়’ ॥২৪॥
‘tomāra ṭhāñi jāni kichu dravya āchaya’ īśāna kahe,—‘mora ṭhāñi sāta mohara haya’
SYNONYMS
tomāra ṭhāñi —in your possession;  jāni —I understand;  kichu —some;  dravya —valuable thing;  āchaya —there is;  īśāna kahe —Īśāna replied;  mora ṭhāñi —in my possession;  sāta mohara —seven gold coins;  haya —there are.
TRANSLATION
Sanātana asked his servant, “Īśāna, I think you have some valuable things with you.” Īśāna replied, “Yes, I have seven gold coins.”
TEXT 25
শুনি   সনাতন তারে করিলা ভৎ‍সন। ‘সঙ্গে কেনে আনিয়াছ এই কাল-যম ?’ ২৫ ॥
śuni' sanātana tāre karilā bhartsana 'saṅge kene āniyācha ei kāla-yama?'
SYNONYMS
śuni  —hearing;  sanātana —Sanātana Gosvāmī;  tāre —him;  karilā bhartsana —chastised;  saṅge —with you;  kene —why;  āniyācha —have you brought;  ei —this;  kāla-yama —death knell.
TRANSLATION
Hearing this, Sanātana Gosvāmī chastised his servant, saying, “Why have you brought this death knell with you?”