6.18

hiranya-dasa muluka nila ’makrari’ kariya

tara adhikara gela, mare se dekhiya

SYNONYMS

hiranya-dasa—the uncle of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami; muluka nila—took charge of the country; makrari kariya—by some agreement; tara adhikara gela—the Mohammedan caudhuri lost his position; mare se dekhiya—became extremely envious of Hiranya dasa.

When Hiranya dasa, Raghunatha dasa’s uncle, made an agreement with the government to collect taxes, the Mohammedan caudhuri, or tax collector, having lost his position, became extremely envious of him.