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
ofya faraty mata gfe Caer att |
Atos Faw) Bia ST Slate UW 2c9
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.
