134 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 5
nahi kahi—na kahio e mithyd-vacana
sabe kahibe —‘mora kichu nahika smarana’
SYNONYMS
nahi kahi—I did not say; na kahio—do not say; e—this; mithyd-vacana—false
statement; sabe—only; kahibe—you shall say; mora—my; kichu—anything;
nahika—not; smarana—remembrance.
TRANSLATION
“You do not have to flatly deny that you spoke such a thing. There is no
need to make a false statement. Simply say that you do not remember what
you said.
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ofa aft ae, —enfa Fag]e ai ofa |
wed Sits Ota SiH Arencsica forte i” se un
tumi yadi kaha, — ‘ami kichui na jani’
tabe ami nydaya kari’ brahmanere jini”
SYNONYMS
tumi—you; yadi—if; kaha—say; ami kichui na jani—! do not remember any-
thing; tabe—in that case; dmi—l; nyaya kari’—arguing; brahmanere—the
younger brahmana; jini—shall conquer.
TRANSLATION
“If you simply say, ‘I do not remember,’ | shall take care of the rest. By argu-
ment, | shall defeat the young brahmana.”’
PURPORT
The son of the elderly brahmana was an atheist and a follower of the
Raghunatha-smrti. He was very expert in dealing with pounds-shillings-pence, but
he was fool number one. Consequently, he did not believe in the spiritual posi-
tion of the Deity, nor did he have any faith in the Supreme Personality of God-
head. Therefore, as a typical idol worshiper, he considered the form of the Lord to
be made of stone or wood. Thus he assured his father that the witness was only a
stone Deity and was not capable of speaking. Besides that, he assured his father
that the Deity was situated far away and consequently could not come to bear
witness. In essence, he was saying: “Have no anxiety. You do not have to lie
directly, but you should speak like a diplomat, like King Yudhisthira when he
