Text 78] The Cleansing of the Gundica Temple 39

TRANSLATION

““My dear Lord, washing the temple is not service befitting You. Nonethe-
less, if You wish to do so, it is to be accepted as one of Your pastimes.

TEXT 77

fey aq, aaa aes Sifaca |
ariel ora—eife nq 88) otf fica 99

kintu ghata, sammarjani bahuta cdhiye
ajfid deha— ji saba ihan ani diye

SYNONYMS

kintu—but; | ghata—waterpots; sammarjani—brooms; bahuta—many;
cahiye—You require; djfd deha—just order; dji—immediately today; saba—
everything; ihan—here; ani diye—I shall bring and deliver.

TRANSLATION

“To wash the temple, You need many waterpots and brooms. Therefore
order me. | can immediately bring all these things to You.”

TEXT 78

FSA OTHS QB, MS AACA |
otfioel eatfera fire etga Boal oie’ nay

ndtana eka-sata ghata, sata sammarjani
padichda dniyd dila prabhura icchda jani’

SYNONYMS
nutana—new; eka-sata—one hundred; ghata—waterpots; sata—hundred;
sammarjani—brooms; padicha—the superintendent; dniya—bringing; dila—
delivered; prabhura—of the Lord; iccha—the desire; jani’—knowing.

TRANSLATION

As soon as the superintendent understood the desire of the Lord, he im-
mediately delivered a hundred new waterpots and a hundred brooms for
sweeping the temple.
