tabe - thereafter; sei - that; yavana - meat-eater; kahe - says; śuna - just hear; mahāśaya - my dear sir; tomāre - you; chāḍiba - I would release; kintu - but; kari rāja-bhaya - I am afraid of the government.

In this way Sanātana Gosvāmī convinced the jailkeeper, who replied, “Please hear me, my dear sir. I am willing to release you, but I am afraid of the government.”