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
Sarcasm fos ean saa |
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
‘cater ‘cafe afer ater oitst
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
