CC Adi 17.174
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 174
- tumi kājī—hindu-dharma-virodhe adhikārī
- ebe ye nā kara mānā bujhite nā pāri
SYNONYMS
tumi — you; kājī — the magistrate; hindu-dharma — the religious principles of the Hindus; virodhe — in opposing; adhikārī — have the right; ebe — now; ye — that; nā kara mānā — you do not forbid; bujhite — to understand; nā pāri — I am not able.
TRANSLATION
“As a Muslim magistrate, you have the right to oppose the performance of Hindu ceremonies, but now you do not forbid them. I cannot understand the reason why.”