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
cere fae! aca,— “cotta HAG As
ae BSN COAT FHS GSN Qw
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 -Aala Has Far ace SHIM |
wind fisl Sas Stace eta 129 1
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.
