Antya-līlāChapter 9: The Deliverance of Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 9.47

viśeṣa tāhāra ṭhāñi kauḍi bākī haya

prāṇa nile kibā lābha? nija dhana-kṣaya

SYNONYMS

viśeṣa — particular; tāhāra ṭhāñi — from him; kauḍi — of kauḍis; bākī — debt; haya — there is; prāṇa nile — if he is killed; kibā — what; lābha — profit; nija — own; dhana — wealth; kṣaya — loss.

TRANSLATION

"His only fault is that he owes some money to the government. If he is killed, however, what profit will there be? The government will be the loser, for it will not get the money.

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