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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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.