Text 130] The Activities of Saksi-gopala 173

TRANSLATION
“If there were a hole in the Deity’s nose, | could transfer the pearl to Him.”

TEXT 128
OS fore’ anwiz’ cater] Seca |
Atacwca CANN SICA ACSN MATA |) SX

eta cinti’ namaskari’ geld sva-bhavane
ratri-sese gopala tanre kahena svapane

SYNONYMS

eta cinti’—thinking like that; namaskari’—offering obeisances; gela—went;
sva-bhavane—to the palace of the King; ratri-sese—at the end of night; gopala—
the Gopala Deity; tafre—unto her; kahena—says; svapane—in a dream.

TRANSLATION

Considering this, the Queen offered her obeisances to Gopala and returned
to her palace. That night she dreamed that Gopala appeared and began to
speak to her as follows.

TEXT 129
“Sep TICA AS Glia ail fou ofa’ |
Ae Aateotfart ae ay fa’ se 1

“balya-kale mata mora nasa chidra kari’
mukta parafiachila bahu yatna kari’

SYNONYMS

balya-kale—in My childhood; mataé—mother; mora—My; ndsé—nose; chidra
kari’—making a hole; muktéa—a pearl; parafiachila—was put on it; bahu—much;
yatna—endeavor; kari’—taking.

TRANSLATION

“During My childhood My mother made a hole in My nose and with great
endeavor set a pearl there.

TEXT 130

cae fou wots BETH AAS |
CHE Gel aie, Tel Difeare [ATS W” Seo 4
