Text 141] The Beda-kirtana Pastimes 283
TEXT 139
AY SCR — JS OCH MNS Sia Hey |
OLAS BAe HVE CAV AYrsea yO 1
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
CONE Seal FSR CLS CVT AYALA COTS |
COAA SAAT GILG ALTA CIS i 380 Ui
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
yar ay scz—arly cotata fatace |
Be Yas aifernife wee SSc6 1 385 1
