Text 153] The Glories of Haridasa Thakura 287
TRANSLATION
When the Durga-mandapa and courtyard were filled with crowds of men,
Ramacandra Khan, who was inside the house, sent his servant to Lord Nitya-
nanda.
PURPORT
In those days, and also even now, the palatial buildings of respectable people,
expecially in the villages of Bengal, were divided into two parts. The inside part
was especially meant for the family, and the ladies would live there unexposed to
men. That part was called the bhitara-badi, or inside house. In the outside house,
or bahir-badi, the respectable gentleman received visitors and kept his business
office. The Durga-mandapa would be part of the outside house. Thus when Lord
Nityananda entered the outside house, Ramacandra Khan was in the inside house
with the members of his family. When Nityananda Prabhu arrived, Ramacandra
Khan did not receive Him personally but sent his servant to inform Him indirectly
to go away.
TEXT 152
Cras aca — “cating, carca Hist ear atta |
YVCOUA ICA CSA fea atatata i see 1
sevaka bale—“gosafii, more pathdila khanna
grhasthera ghare tomdaya diba vasa-sthana
SYNONYMS
sevaka bale—the servant said; gosafii—my dear Lord; more—me; pathdila=
sent; khanna—Ramacandra Khan; grhasthera ghare—at the house of some ordi-
nary person; tomaya—unto You; diba—! shall give; vadsd-sthana—residential
place.
TRANSLATION
The servant informed Lord Nityananda, ‘‘My dear sir, Ramacandra Khan has
sent me to accommodate You in some common man’s house.
TEXT 153
utara crtitienl 2a SIS fawia |
Bai wel-ar, cotata TRI—APAA' see 1
goydlara gosdla haya atyanta vistara
ihan sankirna-sthala, tomara manusya— apara”
