14 Sti Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 4

balaka kahe, —gopa ami, ei grame vasi
dmara gramete keha na rahe upavasi

SYNONYMS

balaka kahe—the boy said; gopa dmi—| am a cowherd boy; ei grame vasi—I
reside in this village; amara gramete—in My village; keha—anyone; naé—not;
rahe—remains; upavasi—without food.

TRANSLATION

The boy replied: ‘Sir, | am a cowherd boy, and I reside in this village. In My
village, no one fasts.

TEXT 29

CFS SH TA? A, CFS QUT |
BIpe-aca ifs ferro Seta ii ro Il

keha anna magi’ khaya, keha dugdhahara
ayacaka-jane ami diye ta’ ahara
SYNONYMS

keha—someone; anna—food; mdagi’—begging; khaya—eats; keha—some-
one; dugdha-ahara—drinks milk; ayacaka-jane—a person who does not beg;
ami—|; diye—supply; ta’—certainly; ahara—eatables.

TRANSLATION

“In this village a person can beg food from others and thus eat. Some
people drink only milk, but if a person does not ask anyone for food, | supply
him all his eatables.

TEXT 30

we face arriel Cotaca cote’ cater |
SAT Be fel HATA ASA |i Oo |

jala nite stri-gana tomdare dekhi’ gela
stri-saba dugdha diya amare pathdila

SYNONYMS
jala nite—for bringing water; stri-gana—the women; tomaére—you; dekhi’
gela—saw you and went; stri-saba—all the women; dugdha—milk; diya —giving;
amare—Me; pathdila—have sent.
