10.42

krsnadasa-nama ei suvarna-vetra-dhari

sikhi mahati-nama ei likhanadhikari

SYNONYMS

krsnadasa—Krsnadasa; nama—named; ei—this; suvarna—golden; vetra-dhari—carrier of the cane; sikhi mahati—Sikhi Mahiti; nama—named; ei—this; likhana-adhikari—entrusted with writing.

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya continued, "This is Krsnadasa, who carries a golden cane, and here is Sikhi Mahiti, who is in charge of writing.

PURPORT

The person in charge of writing is also called deula-karana-pada-prapta karmacari.

He is employed especially to write the calendar called Matala-panji.