Text 28] Lord Caitanya’s Childhood Pastimes 143

TRANSLATION
But when she returned to her household duties, the child, hiding from His
mother, began to eat dirt.

TEXT 26
cafe’ MB) etesi weer ah ‘ers, Sty |
THE ail aoa] See “AN CHCA YR NH QwH

dekhi’ saci dhafid aila kari’ ‘haya, haya’
mati kédi’ lad kahe ‘mati kene khdya’

SYNONYMS

dekhi’—seeing this; sacf—mother Sact; dhanad—rushing; dila—came back; kari’—
making a noise; h@ya,hdya—‘What is this! What is this!’’ mati— dirt; Rdd/—snatching;
farid—taking; kahe—she said;'méti kene khdya’—why is the child eating dirt?
TRANSLATION
Seeing this, mot her Saci hast ily returned, exclaiming, ‘What is this! What is this!”’
She snatched the dirt from the hands of the Lord and inquired why He was eat ing it

TEXT 27

wtfoun acer faey,— coral SH CATS |
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kandiyé balena sisu,—kene kara rosa
tumi méti khaite dile, mora kiba dosa
SYNONYMS
kRandiya—while crying; balena—says; sisu—the chitd; kene—why; kara—you be-
come; rosa—angry; tumi—you; mdti—dirt; Rhdite—to eat, dile—gave Me; mora—My;
kiba—what is; dosa—fault.
TRANSLATION
Crying, the child inquired from His mother, ‘Why are you angry? You have al-
ready given Me dirt to eat. What is My fault ?

TEXT 28

et-nCRa-ag, TES —aeN fasta |
ETE TIE, CHE AB, fs Com-faota 1 av tl
