Text 19] Pastimes with Jagadananda and Raghunatha Bhatta 127
TRANSLATION
Then Svaripa Damodara Gosvami devised another method. First he secured
a large quantity of dry banana leaves.
TEXT 18
ace foie foie Stal afs yew CaeTl |
oem afetin acs cn Aa Sie Ui ov I
nakhe ciri’ ciri’ taha ati saksma kaild
prabhura bahirvasa duite se saba bharila
SYNONYMS
nakhe —with the nails; ciri’ ciri’—tearing and tearing; taha—them; ati—very;
saksma—fine; kaila—made; prabhura—of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bahirvasa—
covering cloths; duite—in two; se saba—all those; bharila—filled.
TRANSLATION
He then tore the leaves into very fine fibers with his nails and filled two of
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s outer garments with the fibers.
TEXT 19
GRAS FE CBA CVA-ATGCA |
GABA CFA AS BAF ISCA Ul dd I
ei-mata dui kaila odana-padane
angikdra kaila prabhu aneka yatane
SYNONYMS
ei-mata—in this way; dui—two pieces; kaila—made; odana-padane—one for
bedding, one for the pillow; angikara kaila—did accept; prabhu—Sri Caitanya
Mahdaprabhu; aneka yatane—after much endeavor.
TRANSLATION
In this way, Svarapa Damodara made some bedding and a pillow, and after
much endeavor by the devotees, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted them.
