CC Madhya 18.217

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 18: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Visit to Śrī Vṛndāvana

Madhya-līlā 18.216 - Madhya-līlā 18.218

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 217

mleccha-deśa, keha kāhāṅ karaye utpāta

bhaṭṭācārya—paṇḍita, kahite nā jānena bāt

SYNONYMS

mleccha-deśa — this is a country occupied by the Muslims; keha — anyone; kāhāṅ — anywhere; karaye utpāta — can create a disturbance; bhaṭṭācārya — Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya; paṇḍita — learned scholar; kahite — to speak; nā jānena — does not know; bāt — language.

TRANSLATION

“This country is mainly occupied by Muslims. At any place someone can create a disturbance, and although Your companion Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya is a learned scholar, he does not know how to speak the local language.”

Madhya-līlā 18.216 - Madhya-līlā 18.218