16 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 20
TRANSLATION
“On this very night | would have killed you and taken your coins. It is very
good that you have voluntarily offered them to me. | am now relieved from
such a sinful activity.
TEXT 31
ABZ eats Sil, cater al AV |
Asis aaifa” ALS Otay ata sia’ fir 1” © 4
santusta ha-ilahna ami, mohara nd la-iba
punya lagi’ parvata toma’ para kari’ diba”
SYNONYMS
santusta—satisfied; ha-ilaaa—have become; dmi—l; mohara—the golden
coins; nd /a-iba—| shall not take; punya !agi’—simply for pious activity; parvata—
the hilly tract of land; toma’—you; para kari’ diba—| shall get across.
TRANSLATION
“Lam very satisfied with your behavior. | shall not accept these gold coins,
but I shall get you across that hilly tract of land simply to perform a pious ac-
tivity.”’
TEXT 32
cattatfias $7,— “cee Gay Teta etal ALR |
alata ate aa] 44 Gay GATSha’ wy” r 1
gosani kahe, —“keha dravya la-ibe dma mari’
amara prdna raksa kara dravya arigikari’”
SYNONYMS
gosani kahe—Sanatana Gosvami said; keha—someone else; dravya—the
valuable coins; la-ibe—will take; ama mari’—killing me; amara—my; prana—life;
raksé kara—save; dravya angikari’—by accepting these coins.
TRANSLATION
Sanatana Gosvami replied, “If you do not accept these coins, someone else
will kill me for them. It is better that you save me from the danger by ac-
cepting the coins.”’
