Text 24] The Lord Tastes Nectar 11

TEXT 22
OF aeal 21,—ale Sati sia’ sa |

AMA CHS’, AH CATA Ae HA WA Wt

eka vaficha haya, —yadi krpd kari’ kara
pada-raja deha’, pada mora mathe dhara”

SYNONYMS
eka vaficha—one desire; haya—there is; yadi—if; krpa kari’—being merciful;
kara—you do; pdda-raja—the dust of your feet; deha’—give; pada—feet;
mora—my; mathe—on the head; dhara—please place.

TRANSLATION

“My dear sir, | have one desire. Please be merciful to me by kindly placing
your feet upon my head so that the dust on your feet may touch it.’’

TEXT 23
SEA SLR —“ACH AS, FRCS A FANT A
aifa—Hoetfs, Sfa—qusea ata w"29 1

thakura kahe, —“aiche vat kahite na yuyaya
ami—nica-jati, tumi—susajjana raya”

SYNONYMS

thakura kahe—Jhadu Thakura said; aiche vat—such a request; kahite na
yuyaya—should not be spoken; ami—t; nica-jati—coming froma family of a very
low caste; tumi—you; su-sat-jana raya—very respectable and rich gentleman.

TRANSLATION

Jhadu Thakura replied, ‘It does not befit you to ask this of me. | belong to a
very low-caste family, whereas you are a respectable rich gentleman.”

TEXT 24
Sea Sifemia cars aio Qalsar |
wie ay -drecaa ag qe SB 1 88 I

tabe kalidasa sloka padi’ sundila
suni’ jhadu-thakurera bada sukha ha-ila
