CC Madhya 25.192 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

Madhya-līlā 25.191 - Madhya-līlā 25.193

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 192

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

rājā kahe,—jāti nile iṅho 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; iṅho 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.

Madhya-līlā 25.191 - Madhya-līlā 25.193