CC Madhya 20.86
Madhya-līlā, Chapter 20, Text 86
সেই কহে, — “রহস্য কর প্রামাণিক হঞা ?
বহুমূল্য ভোট দিবা কেন কাঁথা লঞা ?” ৮৬ ॥
বহুমূল্য ভোট দিবা কেন কাঁথা লঞা ?” ৮৬ ॥
sei kahe, — “rahasya kara prāmāṇika hañā?
bahu-mūlya bhoṭa dibā kena kāṅthā lañā?”
bahu-mūlya bhoṭa dibā kena kāṅthā lañā?”
Word by word
sei kahe — he said; rahasya — joking; kara — you do; prāmāṇika hañā — although being a man of authority; bahu-mūlya — very valuable; bhoṭa — woolen blanket; dibā — you would give; kena — why; kāṅthā lañā — taking this quilt.
Translation
The mendicant replied, “Sir, you are a respectable gentleman. Why are you joking with me? Why would you trade your valuable blanket for my torn quilt?”