Text 196] The Residents of Varanasi Become Vaisnavas 405
becomes a Mohammedan when water is sprinkled on one’s face from a Moham-
medan’s pitcher. Actually he was planning to give up his material life and leave his
family. Hindu culture recommends four divisions—brahmacarya, grhastha,
vanaprastha and sannydsa. Subuddhi Raya was thinking of taking sannydsa, and by
the grace of Krsna, he received this opportunity. He therefore left his family and
went to Varanasi. The system of varnasrama-dharma is very scientific. If one is
directed by the varnasrama institution, he will naturally think of retiring from
family life at the end of his life. Therefore sannydsa is compulsory at the age of
fifty.
TEXT 195
ata pe afaer fecal *tfecwa size |
SiA BCR,— GS-YS Ae BIW PHT ti se
prayascitta puchila tinhho panditera gane
tanra kahe, —tapta-ghrta khafid chada’ prane
SYNONYMS

prayascitta—atonement; puchild—inquired; tinho—he; panditera gane—
among the learned scholars or brahmana-panditas in Varanasi; tanrd kahe —they
advised; tapta-ghrta—hot clarified butter; khafia—drinking; chada’—give up;
prane—yourt life.

TRANSLATION

When Subuddhi Raya consulted the learned brahmanas at Varanasi, asking
them how his conversion to Mohammedanism could be counteracted, they
advised him to drink hot ghee and give up his life.

TEXT 196
CEE BLBy— OF ACA, A CATA A |
ofan afeen ata sfaai Ate W sou I
keha kahe, —ei nahe, ‘alpa’ dosa haya
suniya rahila raya kariyd sarnsaya
SYNONYMS

keha kahe—some of the learned brahmanas said; ei—this; nahe—not; alpa—
insignificant; dosa—fault; haya—is; suniya—hearing; rahila—remained; raya—
Subuddhi Raya; kariya—making; sarnsaya—doubt.
