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
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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 facafea, ofa’ eri-aita |
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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
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