182 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 9

TRANSLATION

Gopinatha Pattanayaka was lifted onto the canga to be killed, and all his
money was taken away, but instead his debts were excused, and he was ap-
pointed collector in the same place.

TEXT 111

adi aa cafe’ es, CHT! a ata CANE |
Biel fees aSa, AAiT CaSHLG | ss5 1

kahari sarvasva veci’ laya, deya na yaya kaudi!
kahan dviguna vartana, pardya neta-dhadi!

SYNONYMS

kahan—on one hand; sarvasva—all possessions; veci’—selling; laya—takes;
deyd na yaya—cannot be paid; kaudi—the debt; kahari—on the other hand; dvi-
guna vartana—twice the salary; paraya—puts on; neta-dhadi—the silken cover.

TRANSLATION

On one hand Gopinatha Pattanayaka was unable to clear his debt even by
selling all his possessions, but on the other his salary was doubled, and he was
honored with the silken wrapper.

TEXT 112
eg Sal aie, Stes cave wtwrece |
fees ada sha” maz ‘faay fread i s52 i

prabhura iccha nahi, tare kaudi chadaibe
dviguna vartana kari’ punah ‘visaya’ dibe

SYNONYMS
prabhura iccha—the wish of the Lord; nahi—was not; tare kaudi chadaibe —he
be excused from the dues; dvi-guna—twice as much; vartana kari’—increasing
the salary; punah—again; visaya dibe—he should be appointed to the post.

TRANSLATION
It was not the desire of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu that Gopinatha Pat-
tanayaka be excused of his debt to the government, nor was it His desire that
his salary be doubled or that he be reappointed collector at the same place.
