Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 25 Verse 192

Madhya-līlā | Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 25.192

strī kahe, — jāti laha', yadi prāṇe nā māribe

rājā kahe, — jāti nile ińho nāhi jībe

SYNONYMS

strī kahe — the wife replied; jāti laha' — then take his caste; yadi — if; prāṇe nā māribe — you will not kill him; rājā kahe — the King replied; jāti nile — if I take his caste; ińho nāhi jībe — he will not live (he will commit suicide).

TRANSLATION

As a last alternative, the wife suggested that the Nawab take away Subuddhi Rāya's caste and turn him into a Muslim, but Hussain Khān replied that if he did this, Subuddhi Rāya would not live.

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