Text 27] The Activities of Saksi-gopala 125

TRANSLATION

The older brahmana replied: ‘‘My dear boy, do not doubt me. | will give you
my daughter in charity. | have already decided this.”

TEXT 26

cRlb fae) aca,—“cotata MAG As
ae SifS-cotD COMMA FHS AGA WV Aw

chota-vipra bale, —“tomiara stri-putra saba
bahu jfiati-gosthi tomara bahuta bandhava

SYNONYMS

chota-vipra—the young brahmana; bale —says; tomadra—your; stri- putra—wife
and sons; saba—all; bahu—many; jfati—of family relations; gosthi—group;
tomdra—your; bahuta—many; bandhava —friends.

TRANSLATION

The young brahmana said: ‘You have a wife and sons, and you have a large
circle of relatives and friends.

TEXT 27

SY-Hala wenfe faa ace sorta |
HHAa sl Sas Stars State W290

ta’-sabara sammati vind nahe kanyad-dana
rukminira pita bhismaka tahate pramana

SYNONYMS

ta’-sabara—of all of them; sammati—consent; vind—without; nahe—not;
kanyd-dana—giving the daughter in charity; rukminira—of Queen Rukmini;
pita—father; bhismaka—of the name Bhismaka; tahate—of that; pramana—evi-
dence.

TRANSLATION

“Without the consent of all your friends and relatives, it is not possible to
give me your daughter in charity. Just consider the story of Queen Rukmini
and her father, Bhismaka.
