CC Madhya 18.31
Madhya-līlā, Chapter 18, Text 31
ঐছে ম্লেচ্ছভয়ে গোপাল ভাগে বারে-বারে ।
মন্দির ছাড়ি’ কুঞ্জে রহে, কিবা গ্রামান্তরে ॥ ৩১ ॥
মন্দির ছাড়ি’ কুঞ্জে রহে, কিবা গ্রামান্তরে ॥ ৩১ ॥
aiche mleccha-bhaye gopāla bhāge bāre-bāre
mandira chāḍi’ kuñje rahe, kibā grāmāntare
mandira chāḍi’ kuñje rahe, kibā grāmāntare
Word by word
aiche — in that way; mleccha-bhaye — because of fear of the Muslims; gopāla — the Deity of Gopāla Rāya; bhāge — runs away; bāre-bāre — again and again; mandira chāḍi’ — giving up the temple; kuñje — in the bush; rahe — remains; kibā — or; grāma-antare — in a different village.
Translation
Due to fear of the Muslims, the Gopāla Deity was moved from one place to another again and again. Thus giving up His temple, Lord Gopāla would sometimes live in a bush and sometimes in one village after another.