CC Madhya 5.21
Madhya-līlā, Chapter 5, Text 21
ছোটবিপ্র কহে, — “শুন, বিপ্ৰ-মহাশয় ।
অসম্ভব কহ কেনে, যেই নাহি হয় ॥ ২১ ॥
অসম্ভব কহ কেনে, যেই নাহি হয় ॥ ২১ ॥
choṭa-vipra kahe, “śuna, vipra-mahāśaya
asambhava kaha kene, yei nāhi haya
asambhava kaha kene, yei nāhi haya
Word by word
choṭa-vipra — the younger brāhmaṇa; kahe — replies; śuna — hear; vipra-mahāśaya — my dear brāhmaṇa; asambhava — unlikely; kaha — you say; kene — why; yei — which; nāhi — not; haya — happens.
Translation
The younger brāhmaṇa replied, “My dear sir, please hear me. You are saying something very unusual. Such a thing never happens.”