—json {

  "name":"Cc. Madhya 5.47",
  "h1":"Cc. Madhya 5.47",
  "label":"Text 47",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 5.47",
  "description":"The elderly brāhmaṇa prayed, \"My dear Lord Gopāla, 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.\""

} —

Cc. Madhya 5.47

Text

'mora dharma rakṣā pāya, nā mare nija-jana
dui rakṣā kara, gopāla, lainu śaraṇa'

Synonyms

mora—my; dharma—religious principles; rakṣā pāya—spared; nā—not; mare—die; nija-jana—own kinsmen; dui—two; rakṣā kara—You kindly protect; gopāla—my Lord Gopāla; lainu—I have taken; śaraṇa—shelter under Your lotus feet.

Translation

The elderly brāhmaṇa prayed, “My dear Lord Gopāla, 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.”