214 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 6
marite dnaye yadi dekhe raghunathe
mana phiri’ yaya, tabe nad pare marite
SYNONYMS
marite—to beat; dnaye—brings; yadi—when; dekhe—sees; raghunathe—
Raghunatha dasa; mana—his mind; phiri’ yaya—becomes changed; tabe—at that
time; na pare marite—he could not beat.
TRANSLATION
The caudhuri wanted to beat him, but as soon as he saw Raghunatha’s face,
his mind changed, and he could not beat him.
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visese kayastha-buddhye antare kare dara
mukhe tarje garje, mdrite sabhaya antara
SYNONYMS
visese—specifically; kayastha-buddhye—considering a kdyastha; antare—
within his heart; kare dara—is afraid; mukhe—with his mouth; tarje garje—
threatens; marite—to beat; sa-bhaya—afraid; antara—at heart.
TRANSLATION
Indeed, the caudhuri was afraid of Raghunatha dasa because Raghunatha
dasa belong to the kayastha community. Although the caudhuri would
chastise him with oral vibrations, he was afraid to beat him.
PURPORT
Raghunatha dasa belonged to a very aristocratic family of the kayastha com-
munity. He had substantial influence with the local people, and therefore the
caudhuri, or minister, was afraid to beat him. Superficially he would chastise
Raghunatha dasa with threatening vibrations, but he did not beat him. The mem-
bers of the kayastha community in India are generally very intelligent and expert
in business management. Formerly they were mostly government officers. They
were mentioned even by Yajfiavalkya, as quoted by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura in
his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya:
