keha tÄá¹…re putra-jñÄne udukhale bÄndhe
keha sakhÄ-jñÄne jini' caá¸e tÄá¹…ra kÄndhe

 keha - someone; tÄá¹…re - Him; putra-jñÄne - by accepting as a son; udukhale - to a big mortar; bÄndhe - ties; keha - someone; sakhÄ-jñÄne - by accepting as a friend; jini' - conquering; caá¸e - gets up; tÄá¹…ra - His; kÄndhe - on the shoulder.


Text

“There someone may accept Him as a son and sometimes bind Him to a grinding mortar. Someone else may accept Him as an intimate friend and, attaining victory over Him, playfully mount His shoulders.

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