Text 141] The Beda-kirtana Pastimes 283

TEXT 139

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vasu kahe, ——mukunda ddau paila tomara sanga
tomara carana pdila sei punar-janma

SYNONYMS

vasu kahe—Vasudeva Datta said; mukunda—Mukunda; ddau—in the begin-
ning; paila—got; tomara sanga—Your association; tomara carana—Your lotus
feet; pdila—got; sei—that; punah-janma—transcendental rebirth.

TRANSLATION

Vasudeva replied, ‘Mukunda got Your association in the beginning. As
such, he has taken shelter at Your lotus feet. That is his transcendental
rebirth.””

TEXT 140

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chota hafiad mukunda ebe haila Amara jyestha
tomara krpd-pdatra tate sarva-gune srestha

SYNONYMS

chota hafid—being junior; mukunda—Mukunda; ebe—now; haila—has be-
come; amdra—my; jyestha—senior; tomara—Your; krpa-patra—favorite; tate—
therefore; sarva-gune—in all good qualities; srestha—superior.

TRANSLATION

Thus Vasudeva Datta admitted his inferiority to Mukunda, his son.
“Although Mukunda is my junior,” he said, ‘he first received Your favor. Con-
sequently he became transcendentally senior to me. Besides that, You very
much favored Mukunda. Thus he is superior in all good qualities.’’

TEXT 141

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