Text 25] Lord Caitanya Meets Raghunatha dasa Gosvami 215

cata-taskara-durvrttair
mahda-sahasikadibhih

pidyamana praja rakset
kayasthais ca visestah

From this verse it appears that the governmental officials of the kayastha com-
munity would sometimes chastise the citizens, and thus it was the duty of the
king to protect the people in general from the atrocities of the kayasthas. In
Bengal the kayastha community is honored almost as much as the brahmana com-
munity, but in the up-country of India the kayasthas are considered stidras be-
cause they generally eat meat and drink wine. In any case, from history the
kayasthas appear very intelligent. Thus the Mohammedan caudhuri was afraid of
Raghunatha dasa because he belonged to the kayastha community.

TEXT 24

Sed agai fey foleai Geis |
fants +fanl ce GAS CaPR-*IH 28

tabe raghundatha kichu cintila updya
vinati kariya kahe sei mleccha-paya

SYNONYMS

tabe—then; raghunatha—Raghunatha dasa Gosvami; kichu—some; cintila—
thought of; upaya—means; vinati kariya—in great humility; kahe—he says; sei
mleccha—of that Mohammedan caudhuri; paya—at the feet.

TRANSLATION

While this was going on, Raghunatha dasa thought of a tricky method of
escape. Thus he humbly submitted this plea at the feet of the Mohammedan
caudhuri.

TEXT 25

“oats farsi, CRIS) SA CSANA GS SIZ |
SlS-SlBca Cwlqal AS Fa AAS ii 2c 1

“amara pita, jyetha haya tomara dui bhai
bhai-bhaiye tomara kalaha kara sarvadai
