Text 128] The Lord Instructs Srila Rapa Gosvami 311

TRANSLATION

The Lord’s associates would also ask, ‘‘How is it that Ripa and Sanatana are
engaging in devotional service twenty-four hours daily?’ At that time the per-
son who had returned from Vrndavana would praise Srila Ripa and Sanatana
Gosvami.

TEXT 127
“afecES FER, ACA TS WA |
HF OB ICH SCA OS OF AthS MAA W929 0

“aniketa dunhe, vane yata vrksa-gana
eka eka vrksera tale eka eka ratri Sayana

SYNONYMS

aniketa—without a residence; dunhe—both of them; vane—in the forest; yata
vrksa-gana—as many trees as there are; eka eka wrksera—of one tree after
another; tale—at the base; eka eka ratri—one night after another; sayana—lying
down to sleep.

TRANSLATION

“The brothers actually have no fixed residence. They reside beneath trees —
one night under one tree and the next night under another.

TEXT 128

‘Faas’ gator, Bel aga |
QS Ho-bial fearg Stat otfHVlW w savy

‘vipra-grhe’ sthila-bhiksa, kaha madhu-kari
suska ruti-cana civaya bhoga parihari’

SYNONYMS

vipra-grhe—in the house of a brahmana; sthtla-bhiksé—full meals; kaha —
sometimes; madhu-kari—begging little by little like honeybees; suska—dry;
ruti—bread; cana—chick-peas; civaya—chew; bhoga parihari’—giving up all
kinds of material enjoyment.
