118 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Adi-lila, Ch. 13
made of silk. Many other riches, including gold and silver coins, were also presented
to the child.
PURPORT
From the gifts presented by Sita Thakurani, Advaita Acarya’s wife, it appears that
Advaita Acarya was at that time a very rich man. Although brdhmanas are not the
rich men of society, Advaita Acarya, being the leader of the brahmanas in Santipura,
was considerably well-to-do. Therefore He presented many ornaments to the baby,
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. But Kamalakanta Vi§vasa’s asking for three hundred
rupees from the King of Jagannatha Puri, Maharaja Prataparudra, on the plea that
Advaita Acarya was in debt for that amount, indicates that such a rich man, who
couJd present many valuable ornaments, sdris, etc., thought it difficult to repay
three hundred rupees. Therefore the value of a rupee at that time was many thou-
sands of times greater than it is now. At the present, no one feels difficulty over a
debt of three hundred rupees, nor can an ordinary man accumulate such valuable
ornaments to present to a friend’s son. Probably the vatue of three hundred rupees
at that time was equal to the present value of thirty thousand rupees.
TEXT 114
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AWT-BA Hig wea |
qm-ee Cate fe =—-ACw EN HTT) COD,
aminera cHBifs efeal u 558 1
durvé, dhadnya, gorocana, haridrd, Rurikuma, candana,
mangatla-dravya patra bhariyd
vastra-gupta dold cadi’ sange lard das? cedi,
vastrdlankara petari bhariyd
SYNONYMS
durva—fresh grass; dhanya—rice paddy; gorocana—a yellow patch for the head of
a cow; haridrd—turmeric; kunkuma—a kind of scent produced in Kashmir; candana
—sandalwood; marngala-dravya—auspicious things; patra bhariyd—filling up a dish;
vastra-gupta—covered by cloth; do/é@—palanquin; cagi’—riding; sarige—along with;
fafid—taking; da@si—maidservant; cedi—female attendants; vastra-a/ankara—ornaments
and clothes; pefdri—basket; bhariyd—filled up.
TRANSLATION
Riding in a palanquin covered with cloth and accompanied by maidservants, Sita
Thakurani came to the house of Jagannatha Misra, bringing with her many aus-
picious articles such as fresh grass, paddy, gorocana, turmeric, kunkuma and
sandalwood. All these presentations filled a large basket.
