58 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 12
sivananda-sena kare ghati-samadhana
sabdare palana kari’ sukhe laid yana
SYNONYMS
Sivananda-sena—Sivananda Sena; kare—does; ghati-samadhana—manage-
ment of payment of tolls; sabdre palana kari’—maintaining everyone; sukhe—in
happiness; lafid—taking; yana—goes.
TRANSLATION
Sivananda Sena managed the payment of tolls at different places. Maintain-
ing everyone, he guided all the devotees in great happiness.
PURPORT
Ghati refers to the different toll booths used by the Zamindars to collect taxes
in each state. Generally, this tax was collected to maintain the roads governed by
the various Zamindars. Since the devotees from Bengal were going to Jagannatha
Puri, they had to pass through many such toll booths. Sivananda Sena was in
charge of paying the tolls.
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Hala HA BY SAA, CHa AHA |
Pratay oica SloRi-rtcla ABTA 1 Sw
sabara saba kdrya karena, dena vasa-sthana
sivananda jane udiyd-pathera sandhana
SYNONYMS
sabéra—of everyone; saba—all; karya—business; karena—performs; dena—
gives; vdsa-sthana—place of residence; sivananda—Sivananda Sena; jane—
knows; udiyd-pathera—of the path going to Orissa; sandhaéna—junctions.
TRANSLATION
Sivananda Sena took care of everyone and gave each devotee places to stay.
He knew all the paths leading to Orissa.
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aster Aa Te Bacar aif eer |
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