Antya-līlā | Chapter 9: The Deliverance of Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 9.111
kāhāń sarvasva veci' laya, deyā nā yāya kauḍi!
kāhāń dviguṇa vartana, parāya neta-dhaḍi!
SYNONYMS
kāhāń — on one hand; sarvasva — all possessions; veci' — selling; laya — takes; deyā nā yāya — cannot be paid; kauḍi — the debt; kāhāń — on the other hand; dviguṇa vartana — twice the salary; parāya — puts on; neta-dhaḍi — the silken cover.
TRANSLATION
On one hand Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka was unable to clear his debt even by selling all his possessions, but on the other his salary was doubled, and he was honored with the silken wrapper.
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