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 AYSIA CUM, ACA CA CAPA I se I
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
TA AS CHA AIA, HI fat TH |
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,-
