Text 92] The Deliverance of Gopinatha Pattanayaka 173

rajdra vartana khdya, dra curi kare
raja-dandya haya sei sastrera vicare

SYNONYMS

rajara vartana—the salary of the King; khdya—he takes; dra—and; curi kare—
steals; raja-dandya—liable to be punished by the King; haya—is; sei—he; sdstrera
vicdare—the verdict of the revealed scripture.

TRANSLATION

““‘One who serves the government but misappropriates the government's
revenue is liable to be punished by the king. That is the verdict of all revealed
scriptures.

TEXT 91

faw-carrs aicat, ater wife ca re |
ateri—aetaifis, o2 =a tA Se 1 d> 1

nija-kaudi mage, raja nahi kare danda
raja — mahda-dharmika, ei haya papi bhanda!

SYNONYMS

nija-kaudi—his own money; mage—demands; raja—the King; nahi kare dan-
da—does not punish; raja—the King; mahd-dharmika—very religious; ei—this
man; haya—is; papi—sinful; bhanda—cheat.

TRANSLATION

““‘The King wanted his revenue paid and did not want to enforce punish-
ment. Therefore the King is certainly very religious. But Gopinatha Pat-
tanayaka is a great cheat.

TEXT 92

aie-sf a cra, taITA FIC |
G8 TUtY BE cs Hecw Hea? d2 HI

rajd-kadi nd deya, dmare phukdre
ei mahd-duhkha ihan ke sahite pare?
