Tovi 24 Jul
Fynlanations of the Atmarama Verse in the Atmarama Sanskrit are as follows:
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SYNONYMS
nārada kahe —Nārada Muni said;  eka-vastu māgi —I wish to beg one thing;  tomāra sthāne —from you;  vyādha kahe —the hunter replied;  mṛga-ādi laha —take some of the hunted animals;  vei tomāra mane —whatever you like.
TRANSLATION
“Nārada Muni then told the hunter, ‘I have one thing to beg of you.’ The hunter replied, ‘You may take whatever animals or anything else you would like.
TEXT 245
মুগছাল চাহ   যদি, আইস মোর ঘরে ।
  যেই চাহ তাহা দিব   মুগব্যাঘ্রাহ্মরে ॥ ২৪৫ ॥
mṛga-chāla cāha yadi, āisa mora ghare yei cāha tāhā diba mṛga-vyāghrāmbare''
SYNONYMS
mṛga-chāla —deerskin;  cāha yadi —if you want;  āisa mora ghare —come to my place;  yei cāha —whatever you want;  tāhā —that;  diba —I shall give;  mṛga-vyāghra-ambare —whether a deerskin or a tiger skin.
TRANSLATION
“‘I have many skins if you would like them. I shall give you either a deerskin or a tiger skin.’
TEXT 246
নারদ কহে,—“ইহা আমি কিছু নাহি চাহি। আর একদান আমি মাগি তোমা-ঠাঞি ॥ ২৪৬ ॥
nārada kahe,—“ihā āmi kichu nāhi cāhi āra eka-dāna āmi māgi tomā-ṭhāñi
SYNONYMS
nārada kahe —Nārada Muni said;  ihā —this;  āmi kichu nāhi cāhi —I don’t want any;  āra —another;  eka-dāna —one charity;  āmi —I;  māgi —beg;  tomā-ṭhāñi —from you.
TRANSLATION
“Nārada Muni said, ‘I do not want any of the skins. I am only asking one thing from you in charity.