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CC Madhya 5.96

Bengali

প্রতিমা নহ তুমি, — সাক্ষাৎ ব্রজেন্দ্রনন্দন ।
বিপ্র লাগি’ কর তুমি অকার্য-করণ ॥” ৯৬ ॥

Text

pratimā naha tumi — sākṣāt vrajendra-nandana
vipra lāgi’ kara tumi akārya-karaṇa”

Synonyms

pratimā — a statue; naha — are not; tumi — You; sākṣāt — directly; vrajendra-nandana — the son of Nanda Mahārāja; vipra lāgi’ — for the sake of the brāhmaṇa; kara tumi — You can do; akārya-karaṇa — an action You have never done before.

Translation

“My dear Lord, You are not a statue; You are directly the son of Mahārāja Nanda. Now, for the sake of the old brāhmaṇa, You can do something You have never done before.”