132 Sti Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 5

TRANSLATION

They unanimously agreed: ‘‘If you offer your daughter to a degraded family,
your aristocracy will be lost. When people hear of this, they will make jokes
and laugh at you.”

TEXT 40
fat aca, —“Srel-ata3 caaca aie ata |
Ca BBS, CH ada, ala fra SHIAIA WW” Bo 1

vipra bale, —“tirtha-vakya kemane kari ana
ye hauk, se hauka, ami diba kanyd-dana”

SYNONYMS

vipra bale—the brdhmana says; tirtha-vakya—the promise made on the
pilgrimage; kemane—how; kari—I| shall do; 4na—otherwise; ye hauk —whatever
may be; se hauk — let it take place; dmi—1; diba—shall give; kanyd-dana—my
daughter in charity.

TRANSLATION

The elderly brahmana said: ‘‘How can | undo the promise | made in a holy
place while on pilgrimage? Whatever may happen, | must give him my
daughter in charity.’’

TEXT .41

BS CNS BeA,— “cata Cotas VIS’ |
Hs sce, — ‘faa weal aH By 0

jfati loka kahe,—— ‘mora tomake chddiba’
stri-putra kahe, — ‘visa khdiyd mariba’
SYNONYMS

jfiati loka—the relatives; kahe—answer; mord—we all; tomake—you;
chadiba—will give up; stri—wife; putra—sons; kahe—say; visa—poison;
khdaiyd—drinking; mariba—we shall die.

TRANSLATION

The relatives unanimously said: ‘If you give your daughter to that boy, we
shall give up all connection with you.” Indeed, his wife and sons declared: ‘‘If
such a thing happens, we shall take poison and die.’
