Text 25] The Lord Instructs Sanatana Gosvami 13
TRANSLATION
As a former minister for the Nawab, Sanatana could certainly understand
diplomacy. He therefore thought, ‘‘Why is this landlord offering me such
respect?” Thinking in this way, he questioned his servant, whose name was
Isana.
TEXT 24
‘corata dtfas Gifa faa Gas See |
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‘tomara thafi jani kichu dravya achaya’
isana kahe, — ‘mora thafi sata mohara haya’
SYNONYMS
tomara thahi—in your possession; jani—| understand; kichu—some; dravya—
valuable thing; achaya—there is; isana kahe —ISana replied; mora thafi—in my
possession; séta mohara—seven gold coins; haya—there are.
TRANSLATION
Sanatana asked his servant, ‘Igana, | think you have some valuable things
with you.” [Sana replied, “Yes, | have seven gold coins.””
TEXT 25
ef Hatea Sica Shae Se Ha |
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suni’ sanatana tare karila bhartsana
‘sange kene aniyadcha ei kala-yama?’
SYNONYMS
suni’—hearing; sandtana—Sanatana Gosvami; tare—him; karila bhartsana—
chastised; sange—with you; kene—why; dniyacha—have you brought; ei—this;
kala-yama—death knell.
TRANSLATION
Hearing this, Sanatana Gosvami chastised his servant, saying, ‘‘Why have
you brought this death knell with you?”’
