Text 30] Lord Caitanya Meets Raghunatha dasa Gosvami 217

TRANSLATION

“Just as | am my father’s son, so | am also yours. | am your dependent, and
you are my maintainer.
TEXT 28

ATS FH AVCAVCA SiBes Ai JA |
Bie meetin ete ‘feremtAta’-etty ” dv A

palaka hafid palyere tadite nd yuyadya
tumi sarva-sastra jana ‘jinda-pira’-praya’’

SYNONYMS

palaka hafid—being a maintainer; palyere—the person who is maintained;
tadite—to punish; na yuydya—is not good; tumi—you; sarva-sastra—all scrip-
tures; jana—know; jinda-pira—a living saintly person; praya—just like.

TRANSLATION

“For a maintainer to punish the person he maintains is not good. You are ex-
pert in all the scriptures. Indeed, you are like a living saint.”

TEXT 29

OS Qa’ CHS CHCA TA ONE CRT |
aife ale aap icy, Stfece arise ted ti

eta suni’ sei mlecchera mana dardra haila
dadi vahi’ asru pade, kandite lagila

SYNONYMS

eta suni’—hearing this; sei mlecchera—of that Mohammedan; mana—mind;
ardra haila—became softened; dadi vahi’—flowing over his beard; asru pade—
tears fell; kandite lagila—began to cry.

TRANSLATION

Hearing Raghunatha dasa’s appealing voice, the Mohammedan’s heart
softened. He began to cry, and tears glided down his beard.

TEXT 30

CR ace, —“at fer Cavs Gf —cata “Aw
wife BIyiday coral ha 6% HU” we |
