Text 44] The Activities of Saksi-gopala 133

TEXT 42
faal acr,—“HIey catettasl faces ota |
fafe sai aca, cata aef af Sz 82 1

vipra bale, —“saksi bolafia karibeka nydya
jiti’ kanya labe, mora vyartha dharma haya’

SYNONYMS
vipra bale—the brahmana says; sdksi—a witness; bolafid—calling for;
karibeka—there will be; nydya—justice; jiti’/—winning; kanya—the daughter;
labe—he will take; mora—my; vyartha—meaningless; dharma—religious prin-
ciples; haya—will be.
TRANSLATION

The elderly brahmana said: ‘If | do not give my daughter to the young
brahmana, he will call Sri Gopalaji as a witness. Thus he will take my daughter
by force, and in that case my religious principles will become meaningless.”

TEXT 43

Im aca, —“etfoal AF, cme Ea CRON |
C® cBlata ay fara, foal eu fern set

putra bale, —“pratima saksi, seha dara dese
ke tomara saksi dibe, cinta kara kise

SYNONYMS
putra bale—his son says; pratima—the Deity; sdksi—witness; seha—He also;
dtira—distant; dese—in country; ke—who; tomdéra—of you; saéksi—witness;
dibe—will give; cinta—anxiety; kara—you do; kise—why.
TRANSLATION

His son replied: “The Deity may be a witness, but He is in a distant country.
How can He come to bear witness against you? Why are you so anxious over
this?

TEXT 44

athe ahS--a ihe «© faetsi-apa |
aca sfaca—‘cata Fag aries nas’ 88 1
