Madhya 1.223

TEXT 223

TEXT

তথাপি যবন জাতি, না করি প্রতীতি ।
তীর্থযাত্রায় এত সংঘট্ট ভাল নহে রীতি ॥ ২২৩ ॥

tathapi yavana jati, na kari pratiti

tirtha-yatraya eta saṅghatta bhala nahe riti

SYNONYMS

tathapi-still; yavana jati-by caste a Mohammedan; na-does not; kari-do; pratiti-confidence; tirtha-yatraya-in going for a pilgrimage; eta-so; saṅghatta-crowd; bhala-good; nahe-not; riti-etiquette.

TRANSLATION

"Although the King is respectful toward You, he still belongs to the yavana class and should not be believed. We think that there is no need for such a great crowd to accompany You on Your pilgrimage to Vrndavana.