212 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 6

PURPORT

Formerly, when the Mohammedan government was in power, the person ap-
pointed tax collector would collect the taxes of the local Zamindars, or land-
holders. He would keep one-fourth of the collection for himself as a profit, and
the balance he would deliver to the treasury of the government.

TEXT 18
featmin yas faa aeaie’ sfaal |
Gla Hesra Cate, WA CA CHAT Wi svt

hiranya-dasa muluka nila ‘makrari’ kariya
tara adhikara gela, mare se dekhiya

SYNONYMS

hiranya-dasa—the uncle of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami; muluka nila—took
charge of the country; makrari kariya—by some agreement; tara adhikara gela—
the Mohammedan caudhuri lost his position; mare se dekhiyi—became ex-
tremely envious of Hiranya dasa.

TRANSLATION

When Hiranya dasa, Raghunatha dasa’s uncle, made an agreement with the
government to collect taxes, the Mohammedan caudhuri, or tax collector,
having lost his position, became extremely envious of him.

TEXT 19
ala AH CHA AHA, Hiey faat as |
a SHH fag al Aiea Cae CifSrNe 1 >t

bara laksa deya rajaya, sadhe bisa laksa
se ‘turuk’ kichu na pafia haila pratipaksa

SYNONYMS

bara laksa—1,200,000 coins; deya—delivers; rajaya—unto the Mohammedan
government; sddhe—collects; bisa laksa—2,000,000 coins; se turuk—that Turk;
kichu—anything; na pafid—not getting; haila pratipaksa—became his rival.

TRANSLATION

Hiranya dasa was collecting 2,000,000 coins and therefore should have
delivered 1,500,000 to the government. Instead, he was giving only 1,200,-
