Text 190] Lord Caitanya’s Travels to the Holy Places 11

TRANSLATION

The brahmana replied, “I have no reason to live. i shall give up my life by
entering either fire or water.

TEXT 188
SUNG TAA Ahsl-Si Par |
TiecH ~rifeeq Siza,— Sal Sica Sa i sv Ut

jagan-mata maha-laksmi sitaé-thakurani
raksase sparsila tarire, —iha kane suni

SYNONYMS

jagat-mata—the mother of the universe; mahd-'aksmi—the supreme goddess
of fortune; sita-thakurani—mother Sita; raksase—the demon Ravana; sparsila—
touched; tanre—her; iha—this; kane suni—I have heard.

TRANSLATION

“My dear sir, mother Sita is the mother of the universe and the supreme
goddess of fortune. She has been touched by the demon Ravana, and | am
troubled upon hearing this news.

TEXT 189
Oats vated BE a FANT |
GS BCA BEAT CHR, SN APS AA se-> tl

e Sarira dharibare kabhu na yuyaya
ei duhkhe jvale deha, prana nahi yaya

SYNONYMS
e sarira—this body; dharibare—to keep; kabhu—ever; nd—not; yuyaya—
deserve; ei duhkhe—in this unhappiness; jvale deha—my body is burning;
prana—my life; nahi yaya—does not go away.

TRANSLATION

“Sir, due to my unhappiness | cannot continue living. Although my body is
burning, my life is not leaving.”

TEXT 190
AS FS,— G Staal a FHA BF |
ifes aaa] CEA A SAE FASTA Il Sd° Ul
