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

TRANSLATION

Gopinatha Pattanayaka, his head covered with the silken wrapper, fell at the
lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and described in detail the King’s
mercy toward him.

TEXT 133
Harer-cANG ate, atT foes] asa CAT |
ajaq ‘faay’ feral casaby aaNet i 300 0

“baki-kaudi bada, ara dviguna vartana kaila
punah ‘visaya’ diya ‘neta-chati’ paraila

SYNONYMS

baki-kaudi bada—excusing the balance due; ara—and; dvi-guna—double; var-
tana kaila—made the salary; punah—again; visaya diya—giving the post; neta-
dhati paraila—decorated with the silken cloth.

TRANSLATION

“The King has excused me for the balance due,’’ he said. ‘‘He has reap-
pointed me to my post by honoring me with this silken cloth and has doubled
my salary.

TEXT 134
SiEl wicra Gas cae aa-ciaie |
Biel ‘caweby FYaz,—cma ete | 908 HN

kahan cangera upara sei marana-pramada!
kahan ‘neta-dhati’ punah, ——e-saba prasada!

SYNONYMS
kahan—on one hand; caéngera upara—on the carga; sei—that; marana-pra-
mada—danger of death; kahan —on the other hand; neta-dhati—the silken cloth;
punah—again; e-saba—all this; prasada—mercy.

TRANSLATION

“| was lifted upon the canga to be killed, but on the contrary | was honored
with this silken cloth. This is all Your mercy.
