20.4

patri pana sanatana anandita haila

yavana-raksaka-pasa kahite lagila

SYNONYMS

patri pana—receiving the note; sanatana—Sanatana Gosvami; anandita haila—became very pleased; yavana—meat-eater; raksaka—the superintendent of the jail; pasa—before; kahite lagila—began to say.

When Sanatana Gosvami received this note from Rupa Gosvami, he became very pleased.

He immediately went to the jail superintendent, who was a meat-eater, and spoke as follows.