Text 91] The Activities of Saksi-gopala 155

eta jani’ tumi saksi deha, dayd-maya
jani’ séksi nahi deya, tara papa haya

SYNONYMS
eta jani’—knowing this; tumi—You; saksi—witness; deha—please give; dayd-
maya—O most merciful; jani’—knowing; saksi—witness; nahi deya—does not
give; tara—for him; papa—sin; haya—there is.

TRANSLATION

The young brahmana continued: ‘(My dear sir, You are very merciful and
You know everything. Therefore, kindly be a witness in this case. A person
who knows things as they are and still does not bear witness becomes in-
volved in sinful activities.’

PURPORT

The dealings between a devotee and the Lord are very simple. The young
brahmana said to the Lord, “You know everything, but if You do not bear witness,
You will be involved in sinful activities.’ There is no possibility, however, of the
Lord’s being involved in sinful activities. A pure devotee, even though he knows
everything of the Supreme Lord, can speak with the Lord exactly as if He were a
common man. Although the dealings between the Lord and His devotee are al-
ways very simple and open, there is formality. All these things happen because of
the connection between the Lord and the devotee.

TEXT 91
FH Fz, faa, Sa Wy SATA |
wel sie catca Sfa Shag WAT Nad UW

krsna kahe, —vipra, tumi yaha sva-bhavane
sabha kari’ more tumi kariha smarane

SYNONYMS

krsna kahe —Lord Krsna says; vipra—My dear brahmana; tumi—you; yaha—go
back; sva-bhavane—to your own home; sabhd kari’—calling a meeting of all the
men; more—of Me; tumi—you; kariha—just do; smarane —remembering.

TRANSLATION

Lord Krsna replied: ‘‘My dear brahmana, go back to your home and call a
meeting of all the men. In that meeting, just try to remember Me.
