CC Antya 9.32 (1975)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 32
- rāja-vilāt sādhi’ khāya, nāhi rāja-bhaya
- dārī-nāṭuyāre diyā kare nānā vyaya
SYNONYMS
rāja-vilāt—money due the King; sādhi’—collecting; khāya—he uses; nāhi rāja-bhaya—without fear of the King; dārī-nāṭuyāre—to dancing girls; diyā—giving; kare—makes; nānā—various; vyaya—expenditures.
TRANSLATION
“Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka is in charge of collecting money on behalf of the government, but he misappropriates it. Not fearing the King, he squanders it to see dancing girls.