CC Adi 17.174

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā, Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth

CC Adi 17.173

CC Adi 17.175

His Divine Grace
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.”