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lobha ha-ila yavanera mudra dekhiya

ratre ganga-para kaila daduka katiya

SYNONYMS

lobha ha-ila—there was attraction for the money; yavanera—of the meat-eater; mudra dekhiya—seeing the golden coins; ratre—at night; ganga-para kaila—he got him across the Ganges; daduka—shackles; katiya—breaking.

When the meat-eater saw the coins, he was attracted to them.

He then agreed, and that night he cut Sanatana’s shackles and let him cross the Ganges.