Text 36] Pastimes of Childhood and Youth 219
SYNONYMS
kahah—whereas; tumi—your good self; sarva-Sastre—in all scriptures; Ravitve—in
a literary career, pravina—very experienced; kdhdf—whereas; dmi-|; sabe—just;
sisu—a boy; paduya—student; navina—new.
TRANSLATION
“My dear sir, whereas you are a very learned scholar in all sorts of scriptures and
are very experienced in composing poetry, { am only a boy, a new student and
nothing more.
TEXT 35
curata faz fag wfacs oa aa |
wn six wa afte stort acl u 0c 1
tom@ra kavitva kichu sunite haya mana
krpé@ kari’ kara yadi ganhgara sarnana
SYNONYMS
tomara— your; kavitva— poetic integrity; kichu—something; sunite—to hear; haya—
becomes; mana—mind; krpd—mercy; kari’—showing Me; kara—you do; yadi—if;
garigGra—of mother Ganges; varnana—description.
TRANSLATION
‘Therefore | desire to hear your skill in composing poetry. We could hear this if
you would mercifully describe the glory of mother Ganges.”
TEXT 36
wefarn aime sicf afeicw antftent
a oH AG Cotte sterta afer ow Nl
suniyd bréhmana garve vornite lagila
ghati eke Sata sloka gangéra varnila
SYNONYMS
suniyg—hearing this; br@hmana—the pundita, Kesava Kasmiri; garve—in pride;
vernite—to describe; /agiiad—began; ghati—hour; eke—one; sata—hundred; s/oka—
verses; garigdra—of the Ganges; varni{a—described.
TRANSLATION
When the brahmana, Kesava Kasm:ri, heard this, he became still more puffed-up,
and within one hour he composed one hundred verses describing mother Ganges.
