'mora dharma rakṣā pāya, nā mare nija-jana
dui rakṣā kara, gopāla, lainu śaraṇa'

 mora - my; dharma - religious principles; rakṣā pāya - spared; nā - not; mare - die; nija-jana - own kinsmen; dui - two; rakṣā kara - You kindly protect; gopāla - my Lord Gopāla; lainu - I have taken; Å›araṇa - shelter under Your lotus feet.


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The elderly brāhmaṇa prayed, ā€œMy dear Lord Gopāla, I have taken shelter of Your lotus feet, and therefore I request You to please protect my religious principles from disturbance and at the same time save my kinsmen from dying.ā€

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