Text 87] The Lord Instructs Sandatana Gosvami 43

TEXT 85

Silla FLA,“ ara SB, Sa Grrsicz |
OB CBB Aaa] GE Stel CH’ Cates Wve

tare kahe, —“ore bhai, kara upakare
ei bhota lafiad ei kantha deha’ more”

SYNONYMS

tare kahe —he said to him; ore bhai—O my brother; kara upakare—kindly do a
favor; ei bhota—this woolen blanket; Jafia—taking; ei—this; kantha—quilt;
deha’—give; more—to me.

TRANSLATION

Sanatana Gosvami then told the Bengali mendicant, ‘‘My dear brother,
please do me a favor. Trade me your quilt for this woolen blanket.”

TEXT 86

CAS 4CB,—“aay sa aitatfeias Sai 9
GIT CBIG fal CHA Fiat] Ae] 7” vw |

sei kahe, —“rahasya kara pramanika hana?
bahu-milya bhota diba kena kantha lana?”

SYNONYMS
sei kahe—he said; rahasya—joking; kara—you do; pramdanika hafid—although
being a man of authority; bahu-mdlya—very valuable; bhota—woolen blanket;
diba—you would give; kena—why; kantha laid—taking this quilt.

TRANSLATION

The mendicant replied, ‘‘Sir, you are a respectable gentleman. Why are you
joking with me? Why would you trade your valuable blanket for my torn
quilt?”’

TEXT 87

CSUR SCR, — “Fay ace, BS ASAIN |
CSIs aa, OFF owe’ caica Stararfa wv” +9 0

tenho kahe, —“rahasya nahe, kahi satya-vani
bhota laha, tumi deha’ more kantha-khani”
