Text 47] The Activities of Saksi-gopala 135

spoke to Dronacarya—asvatthamd hata iti gajah. Following this principle, simply
say that you do not remember anything and are completely unaware of the state-
ments given by the young brahmana. If you make the background like that, | shall
know how to fill in the argument and defeat him by word jugglery. Thus | shall
save you from having to give your daughter to him. In this way, our aristocracy
will be saved. You have nothing to worry about.”

TEXT 46

as wf faceia fefas tea aa |
orta-Sice fors fast catotter-pae sw tt

eta Suni’ viprera cintita haila mana
ekanta-bhdave cinte vipra gopdla-carana

SYNONYMS
eta suni’—hearing this; viprera—of the old brahmana; cintita—agitated;
haila—became; mana—the mind; ekanta-bhave —with single-minded attention;
cinte—thinks; vipra—the bréhmana; gopdla-carana—of the lotus feet of si
Gopalaji.
TRANSLATION

Hearing this, the mind of the elderly brahmana became very agitated. Feel-
ing helpless, he simply turned his attention to the lotus feet of Gopala.

TEXT 47

‘cata 44 Al AH, Al ACA ferw-wa |
Ge ABl SA, CNA, TOY ATW’ 89 UI

‘mora dharma raksa paya, nd mare nija-jana
dui raksa kara, gopala, lainu sarana’

SYNONYMS
mora—my; dharma—religious principles; raksé pdya—spared; nd—not;
mare—die; nija-jana—own kinsmen; dui—two; raksdé kara—You kindly protect;
gopdla—my Lord Gopila; lainu—I have taken; sarana—shelter under Your lotus
feet.

TRANSLATION

The elderly brahmana prayed: ‘My dear Lord Gopila, | have taken shelter
of Your lotus feet, and therefore | request You to please protect my religious
