Text 237] Lord Caitanya Meets Raghunatha dasa Gosvami 309

TRANSLATION

“You may learn from him what your duty is and how to discharge it. | do not
know as much as he.

TEXT 235
warfa eiata siestey ate aie Sa |
BATA GF Acs Sls slags faron i oe

tathadpi amdara ajfidya sraddha yadi haya
dmara ei vakye tabe kariha niscaya

SYNONYMS
tathapi—still; Amara ajfdya—in My instruction; sraddha—faith; yadi—if;
haya—there is; 4mara—My; ei—these; vakye—by words; tabe—then; kariha
niscaya—you can ascertain.

TRANSLATION

“Nevertheless, if you want to take instructions from Me with faith and love,
you may ascertain your duties from the following words.

TEXT 236
BFA al Sea, ates ai seca |
eta al ttaca ata Stet al Macs HW VOY I

gramya-katha na sunibe, gramya-varta na kahibe
bhala na khaibe ara bhdla na paribe

SYNONYMS

gramya-katha—ordinary talks of common men; na sunibe—never hear;
gramya-varta—ordinary news; na kahibe—do not speak; bhala—well; na
khaibe—do not eat; dra—and; bhala—nicely; nd paribe—do not dress.

TRANSLATION

“Do not talk like people in general or hear what they say. You should aot eat
very palatable food, nor should you dress very nicely.

TEXT 237

Baral Tay Soa] SPAatry Ae ACS |
SUS Atetse-cHal MATA SPATS 1 209 |
