tabe dui bhāi tāṅre marite nā dila
nija tṛtīya bhāi kari' nikaṭe rākhila

 tabe - at that time; dui bhāi - the two brothers (Śrīla Rūpa and Sanātana); tāṅre - him; marite - to die; nā dila - did not allow; nija - own; tṛtīya - third; bhāi - brother; kari' - accepting; nikaṭe - near; rākhila - kept him.


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These two brothers, however, did not allow him to die. They accepted him as their third brother and kept him in their company.

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