Text 97] Pastimes of Childhood and Youth 247

TRANSLATION

‘My dear sir, | do not know what is good composition and what is bad. But
whatever | have spoken must be understood to have been spoken by mother
Sarasvati.””

TEXT 95

Bal ofa’ fefeed sf frees |
Faeyetce cea) caica Com Matera Uae t
ihé Suni’ digvijayi karila niscaya
sisu-dvare devi more kaila parajaya

SYNONYMS
tha Suni’—hearing this; dig-vijayf—the champion; karifa—admitted; niscaya—de-
cision; sisu-dvdre—through this boy; dev7—mother Sarasvati; more—unto me; kaila—
has done; pardjaya—defeat.
TRANSLATION

When he heard this judgment from Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the pandita
sorrowfully wondered why mother Sarasvati wanted to defeat him through asmail
boy.

TEXT 96

wife Sica facaiea, six errt-aita |
PROGICH CSM CATA IS STATA 9 DY t

Gji tanre nivediba, kari’ japa-dhyana
Si8u-dvare kaila more eta apamana

SYNONYMS
Gji—today; ta@nre—unto her; nivediba—| shail offer my prayers; kari’—performing;
jepa—chanting; dhydna—meditation; sisu-dvare—through a boy; kaifa—has done;
more—unto me; efa—so much; apaméana—insult.
TRANSLATION
“I shall offer prayers and meditation to the goddess of learning,” the champion
concluded, “‘and ask her why she has insulted me so greatly through this boy.”

TEXT 97

THSs ATTS) MHS AF Fares |
Faota-wrra Sta afte errogrirey y 39 4
