Text 269] Pastimes of the Lord in His Youth 397

SYNONYMS

e-saba—all these; pasandira—of the demons; tabe—then; ha-ibe—there will be;
nistara—deliverance; dra~alternative; Rona—some; upGya—means; ndhi—-there is not;
ei—this; yukti—of the argument; sdra—essence.

TRANSLATION

“All the unfaithful rogues of this world can be delivered by this process. There is
no alternative. This is the essence of the argument.”

TEXT 268
ot Ep ate sia 21g Bice 4ca |
CHAS SAG HS APTA-AATA I QUE
ei drdha yukti kari’ prabhu ache ghare
kesava bharati Gilg nadty'é-nagare
SYNONYMS

ei—this; drdha—firm; yukti—consideration; kari’—making; prabhu—the Lord;
ache—was; ghare—in His home; kesaia bharati—of the name Kesava Bharati; ai/a—
came; nadiya-nagare—to the town of Nadia.

TRANSLATION
After coming to this firm concjusion, the Lord continued to stay at home. In the
meantime Kesava Bharati came to the town of Nadia.

TEXT 269

ay Sica ania’ Cea faa |
fee! sareni Sica cam facara i ava |

prabhu ténre namaskari’ kaila nimantrana
bhiksa kardiyé tanre kaifa nivedana

SYNONYMS

prabhu—the Lord; téfre—to him; namaskari’—offering obeisances; kaila—did;
nimantrana—invitation; bhiksd—alms; kardiya—giving; tdrire—to him; kaifa—sub-
mitted; nivedana—His prayer.

TRANSLATION

The Lord offered him respectful obeisances and invited him to His house. After
feeding him sumptuously, He submitted to him His petition.
