Madhya 18.106

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নৌকাতে কালীয়-জ্ঞান, দীপে রত্ন-জ্ঞানে !
জালিয়ারে মূঢ়-লোক 'কৃষ্ণ' করি' মানে ! ১০৬ ॥
naukate kaliya-jnana, dipe ratna-jnane!
jaliyare mudha-loka 'krsna' kari' mane!
SYNONYMS
naukate-on the boat; kaliya-jnana-knowledge as the Kaliya snake; dipe-on the torch; ratna-jnane-consideration as jewels; jaliyare-the fisherman; mudha-loka-foolish men; krsna kari' mane-accept as Krsna.
TRANSLATION
"These fools think that the boat is the Kaliya serpent and the torchlight the jewels on his hoods. People also mistake the fisherman to be Krsna.