Text 37] Pastimes with Jagadananda and Raghunatha Bhatta 135
TRANSLATION
“As soon as the plunderers on the road see a Bengali traveling alone, they
take everything from him, arrest him and do not let him go.
PURPORT
Bengalis are generally not very stout or strong. Therefore when a lone Bengali
traverses the roads of Bihar, the plunderers on the road capture him, rob all his
belongings and kidnap him for their own service. According to one opinion, the
rogues of Bihar know very well that Bengalis are intelligent; therefore these
thieves generally force the Bengalis into service requiring intelligence and do not
allow them to leave.
TEXT 36
AYA caicel HASa-ACHe afRal |
AYALA AA ALAA GA AfPHAT t Ow |
mathurd gele sanatana-sangei rahiba
mathurara svami sabera carana vandiba
SYNONYMS
mathura gele—when you go to Mathura; sandtana-sangei—in the association
of Sanatana Gosvami; rahiba—remain; mathurdra svami—the leading men of
Mathura; sabera—of all; carana vandiba—worship the feet.
TRANSLATION
“‘When you reach Mathura, you should remain with Sanatana Gosvami and
offer respectful obeisances to the feet of all the leading men there.
TEXT 37
yea aie’ Sie say ace a afeal |
Sl-nata Cdta-cbeal ABTS atfaal v 09 1
dure rahi’ bhakti kariha sange na rahiba
tan-sabara acara-cesta la-ite nariba
SYNONYMS
dure rahi’—keeping apart; bhakti kariha—show devotion; sange—in asso-
ciation; na rahiba—do not stay; tari-sabdra—their; dcdra—behavior; cesta —en-
deavors; la-ite ndriba—you cannot take up.
