Text 186] Sanatana Gosvami Visits the Lord 89

SYNONYMS

tomare—unto you; /4lya—maintained; 4panake—unto Me; lalaka—the main-
tainer; abhimana—conception; /alakera—of the maintainer; /alye—unto the
maintained; nahe—not; dosa—fault; parijfiana—understanding.

TRANSLATION

“My dear Haridasa and Sanatana, | think of you as My little boys, to be
maintained by Me. The maintainer never takes seriously any faults of the
maintained.

PURPORT

When a father maintains a child and the child is maintained by the father, the
father never takes seriously the faults of the child. Even if they actually are faults,
the father does not mind them.

TEXT 185
SMAANTA SI CUA GNP-AANA |
Cormt-naca aca gfe aters-afeata see i

apanare haya mora amanya-samana
tomda-sabare karorh mufi balaka-abhimana

SYNONYMS

apandre—unto Myself; haya—there is; mora—My; amanya—not deserving
respect; samadna—like; toma-sabare—unto all of you; karon—do; mufi—l;
balaka-abhimana—considering My sons.

TRANSLATION
“always think of Myself as deserving no respect, but because of affection |

always consider you to be like My little children.
TEXT 186

MStA CALS AACA GCA TA HT |
Qt! ate ocd, iA TSZs ATT sev i

matara yaiche balakera ‘amedhya’ lage gaya
ghrna nahi janme, ara mahd-sukha paya
