196 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [ Adi-lila, Ch. 15

TRANSLATION

“Without a wife,’’ Lord Caitanya considered, ‘there is no meaning to house-
holder life.” Thus the Lord decided to marry.

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ATR PRABICY RA FRIGICS |
Gal FR afew: HF ARIA AMYTS 129

na grhath grham ity Ghur grhini grham ucyate
tayd hi sahitah sarvén purusarthan samasnute
SYNONYMS

na—not; grham—the home; grham—the house; ‘ti—thus;, @huh—said; grhini—the
wife; grham—home; ucyate—it is said; taya@—with her; A/— certainly; sahitah—to-
gether; sarvan—all; purusa-arthdn—goais of human life; samasnute—perfects.

TRANSLATION

Merely a house is not a home, for it is a wife who gives a home its meaning. If one
lives at home with his wife, together they can fulfill ail the interests of human life.

TEXT 28
trea as fit ong Hieal eifAcs |
AHS CAA Sal CACY NECA 1 Av I
daive eka dina prabhu padiya asite
vallabhacaryera kanya dekhe ganga-pathe

SYNONYMS

daive—accidently; eka dina—one day; prabhu—the Lord; padiyd—after studying;
asite—while He was coming back; vallabhacdryera—of Vallabhacarya; kanya—
daughter; dekhe—sees; gahga-pathe—on the way to the Ganges.

TRANSLATION

One day when the Lord was coming back from school He accidently saw the
daughter of Vallabhacarya on the way to the Ganges.

TEXT 29
jAfae Sia Taiz Gea Siar |
CHES AAR) VHS HITT SHV ty oH
