138 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 5
TRANSLATION
The son said: ‘Oh, you are most degraded! You want to marry my sister,
just like a dwarf who wants to catch the moon!”’
TEXT 53
Gani cafe? GAR Fasy otertsal cater |
BNA fH ATAT CNS CEH BRAN COU
thea dekhi’ sei vipra palafid gela
dra dina gramera loka ekatra karila
SYNONYMS
thera dekhi’—seeing the stick in his hand; sei vipra—the young brahmana;
palafid gela—fled from that place; dra dina—the next day; gramera loka—the in-
habitants of the village; ekatra karila—gathered in one place.
TRANSLATION
Seeing a stick in the hand of the son, the younger brahmana fled. The next
day, however, he gathered together all the people of the village.
TEXT 54
WA US avfacal oifea wife |
Bea cas oyfas! sfacw omifaie ues
saba loka bada-vipre dakiyd dnila
tabe sei laghu-vipra kahite lagila
SYNONYMS
saba loka—all the village inhabitants; bada-vipre—to the senior brahmana;
dakiyd—calling; danila—brought; tabe—then; sei laghu-vipra—the junior
brahmana; kahite lagila—began to speak.
TRANSLATION
All the people of the village then called for the elderly brahmana and
brought him to their meeting place. The young brahmana then began to speak
before them as follows.
