Madhya 5.47

TEXT 47

TEXT

'মোর ধর্ম রক্ষা পায়, না মরে নিজ-জন ।
দুই রক্ষা কর, গোপাল, লইনু শরণ ॥' ৪৭ ॥

'mora dharma raksa paya, na mare nija-jana

dui raksa kara, gopala, lainu sarana'

SYNONYMS

mora-my; dharma-religious principles; raksa paya-spared; na-not; mare-die; nija-jana-own kinsmen; dui-two; raksa kara-You kindly protect; gopala-my Lord Gopala; lainu-I have taken; sarana-shelter under Your lotus feet.

TRANSLATION

The elderly brahmana prayed: "My dear Lord Gopala, I have taken shelter of Your lotus feet, and therefore I request You to please protect my religious principles from disturbance and at the same time save my kinsmen from dying."