Madhya 10.42

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TEXT

কৃষ্ণদাস-নাম এই সুবর্ণ-বেত্রধারী ।
শিখি মাহাতি-নাম এই লিখনাধিকারী ॥ ৪২ ॥

krsnadasa-nama ei suvarna-vetra-dhari

sikhi mahati-nama ei likhanadhikari

SYNONYMS

krsna-dasa-Krsnadasa; nama-named; ei-this; suvarna-golden; vetra-dhari-carrier of the cane; sikhi mahati-Sikhi Mahiti; nama-named; ei-this; likhana-adhikari-entrusted with writing.

TRANSLATION

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya continued, "This is Krsnadasa, who carries a golden cane, and here is Sikhi Mahiti, who is in charge of writing.

PURPORT

The person in charge of writing is also called deulakarana-padaprapta karmacari. He is employed especially to write a calendar called Matala-paṅji.

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