CC Antya 6.40
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Antya-līlā - Chapter 6: The Meeting of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Raghunatha dasa Gosvāmī
TEXT 40
- daḍira bandhane tāṅre rākhibā ke-mate?
- janma-dātā pitā nāre ‘prārabdha’ khaṇḍāite
SYNONYMS
daḍira bandhane — by bonds of ropes; tāṅre — him; rākhibā — will you keep; ke mate — how; janma-dātā pitā — the father who begets the child; nāre — is not able; prārabdha — the reaction of previous activities; khaṇḍāite — to nullify.
TRANSLATION
"How then could we keep this boy home by binding him with ropes? It is not possible even for one’s father to nullify the reactions of one’s past activities."