Fext 257] Pastimes of the Lord in His Youth 389

SYNONYMS

saba—all; desa—countries; bhrasta—spoiied; kaila—has, eka/a—alone; nimani—
Nimai Pandita; br@hmana—a caste brahmana; marite—to strike; cahe—He wants;
dharma-—of religious principles; bhaya—fear; nai—there is not.

TRANSLATION

‘‘Nimai Pandita alone has spoiled the entire country,’’ they accused. ‘‘He wants
to strike a caste brahmana. He has no fear of religious principles.

PURPORT

In those days also, the caste bradhmanas were very much proud. They were not
prepared to accept chastisement even from a teacher or spiritual master.

TEXT 256
aja: aff ace aca aifaa Sretca |
CUA ay TEA Ba, fH SACS ATA W re I

punah yadi aiche kare mdriba tahare
kon va mdanusa haya, ki karite pare

SYNONYMS
punah—again, yadi—if; aiche—like that; kare—He does; mdriba—we shall strike;
tahdre—Him; kon—who; vd—or; ménusa—the man; haya—is; ki— what; karite—to do;
pore—He is able.
TRANSLATION
“If He again performs such an atrocious act, certainly we shall retaliate and strike
Him in turn. Who is He—an important person—that He can check us in this way?”

TEXT 257

orga farnin Hata Sfte Cee atat |
grfas fawi sine a 2a otatat 209 1

prabhura ninddya sabaéra buddhi haila nasa
supathita vidya karao nd haya prakdsa
SYNONYMS

prabhura—of the Lord; ninddya—in accusation; sabdra—of everyone; buddhi—the
intelligence; haifa—became; né$a—spoiled; su-pashita—well-studied; vidyg—knowl-
edge; k@rao—everyone’s; nd—does not; haya—become; prakasa— manifest.
