Madhya-līlāChapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 20.15

lobha ha-ila yavanera mudrā dekhiyā

rātre gańgā-pāra kaila dāḍukā kāṭiyā

SYNONYMS

lobha ha-ila — there was attraction for the money; yavanera — of the meat-eater; mudrā dekhiyā — seeing the golden coins; rātre — at night; gańgā-pāra kailahe got him across the Ganges; dāḍukā — shackles; kāṭiyā — breaking.

TRANSLATION

When the meat-eater saw the coins, he was attracted to them. He then agreed, and that night he cut Sanātana's shackles and let him cross the Ganges.

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