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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 9

tabe sei yavana kahe,—“śuna, mahāśaya
tomāre chāḍiba, kintu kari rāja-bhaya“

SYNONYMS

tabe—thereafter; sei—that; yavana—meat-eater; kahe—says; śuna—just hear; mahāśaya—my dear sir; tomāre—you; chāḍiba—I would release; kintu—but; kari rāja-bhaya—I am afraid of the government.

TRANSLATION

In this way Sanātana Gosvāmī convinced the jailkeeper, who replied, “Please hear me, my dear sir. I am willing to release you, but I am afraid of the government.”