154 Sti Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 5
TRANSLATION
He said: ‘‘My Lord, You are the protector of brahminical culture, and You
are also very merciful. Therefore, kindly show Your great mercy by protecting
the religious principles of us two brahmanas.
TEXT 89
Sal a,—cwa acm Bai ae ze
areca cifeerl aoe ay get WD I
kanya paba, —mora mane iha nahi sukha
brahmanera pratijfid yaya—ei bada duhkha
SYNONYMS
kanya paba—l shall get the daughter; mora—my; mane—in the mind; iha—
this; nahi—is not; sukha—happiness; bréhmanera—of a pure brahmana;
pratijAa—the promise; ydya—becomes lost; ei—this; bada—very much;
duhkha—unhappiness.
TRANSLATION
““My dear Lord, | am not thinking to become happy by getting the daughter
as a bride. | am simply thinking that the brahmana has broken his promise,
and that is giving me great pain.”
PURPORT
It was not at all the intention of the young brahmana to get the daughter of the
elderly brahmana in marriage and thus enjoy material happiness and sense grati-
fication. It was not for that reason that the young brahmana went to Vrndavana
to ask the Supreme Personality of Godhead to act as a witness. His only concern
was that the elderly brahmana had promised something, and if Gopala did not
bear witness to that transaction, then the older brahmana would incur a spiritual
blemish. Therefore, the young brahmana wanted protection and help from the
Deity. The young brahmana was thus a pure Vaisnava, and he had no desire for
sense gratification. He wanted only to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead
and the older brahmana, who was also a Vaisnava and very devoted to the Lord.
TEXT 90
Os wife’ ofa Ait cre, WAAR |
orifer arse! aS cas, Sta Att SAN do |
