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CC Madhya 20.86 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 86

sei kahe,--"rahasya kara prāmāṇika hañā?
bahu-mūlya bhoṭa dibā kena kāṅthā lañā?"


SYNONYMS

sei kahe—he said; rahasya—joking; kara—you do; prāmāṇika hañā—although being a man of authority; bahu-mūlya—very valuable; bhoṭa—woolen blanket; dibā—you would give; kena—why; kāṅthā lañā—taking this quilt.


TRANSLATION

The mendicant replied, "Sir, you are a respectable gentleman. Why are you joking with me? Why would you trade your valuable blanket for my torn quilt?"