Text 232] Pastimes of the Lord in His Youth 377

pregnant and gave birth to Vrndavana dasa Thakura. The rascal schajiyas may
manufacture such false statements, but no one should believe them because they
are motivated by enmity against the Vaisnavas.

TEXT 231

Batons am fcr caw Fae |
AG Sica fsa saree Tefs 20) 1

$rivasera vastra sifiye daraji yavana
prabhu tare nija-rupa karaila darsana

SYNONYMS

$rivasera—of Srivasa Thakura; vastra—cloth; sinye—sewing; daraji—tailor; yavana—
meat-eater; prabhu--the Lord; t@re—unto him; nija-ruipa—His own form; karaila—
caused; darsana—vision.

TRANSLATION

There was a tailor who was a meat-eater but was sewing garments for Srivasa
Thakura. The Lord, being merciful to him, showed him His own form.

TEXT 232

‘cafeey ‘cafe afer xeer state
CRIT FSS ACH, CH CAWA VAN 209 I

‘dekhinu’ ‘dekhinu’ bali’ ha-ila pagata
preme nrtyakare, haila vaisnava dgata

SYNONYMS

dekhinu—| have seen; dekhinu—| have seen; ba/i’—saying; ha-ifa—became;
pagala—mad; preme—in the ecstasy of love; nrtya—dancing; Rare—does; haifa—
became; vaisnava—devotee; aga/a—first class.

TRANSLATION

Saying, ‘‘t have seen! | have seen!" and dancing in ecstatic love as though mad,
he became a first-class Vaisnava.
PURPORT

There was a Mohammedan tailor near the house of Srivasa Thakura who used to
sew the garments of the family. One day he was very much pleased with the
dancing of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; indeed, he was enchanted. The Lord, under-
standing his attitude, showed him His original form as Krsna. The tailor then began
to dance, saying, ‘| have seen! | have seen!”’ He became absorbed in ecstatic love
