186 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 9
TRANSLATION
“The King said, ‘Speak to the Lord in such a way that He will not think, ‘For
My sake the King has forfeited 200,000 kahanas of kaudis.”’
PURPORT
The kaudi is like an American cent or Japanese yen. In the old medium of ex-
change, the first unit of currency was a small conchshell called a kaudi. Four
kaudis made one gandé, twenty gandas made one pana, and sixteen panas made
one kahana. Gopinatha Pattanayaka owed the government 200,000 kahanas. The
King absolved him of this debt, reappointed him to his post and doubled his
salary.
TEXT 120
Salama Ya Aa—cala ferawa
Sa-Aaasiea Sify caf GTA | 20h
bhavanandera putra saba—mora priyatama
inhd-sabakdre ami dekhi atma-sama
SYNONYMS
bhavanandera—of Bhavananda Raya; putra saba—all the sons; mora—to me;
priyatama—very dear; inha-sabakare—all of them; ami—l; dekhi—see; atma-
sama—as my relatives.
TRANSLATION
“ ‘Inform Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu that all the sons of Bhavananda Raya are
especially dear to me. I consider them like members of my family.
TEXT 121
BeGA WE) WE cHe Oeste |
“a, Pica, Ace, Faetta, ai ecw" Faota uses 0
ataeva yahan yahan dei adhikara
khaya, piye, lute, vilaya, na karon vicdra
SYNONYMS
ataeva—therefore; yahan yahan—wherever; dei adhikara—l appoint them;
khaya—they eat; piye—drink; lute—plunder; vilaya—distribute; na karon
vicara—I| do not consider.
