bākī-kauḍi bāda - excusing the balance due; āra - and; dvi-guṇa - double; vartana kailā - made the salary; punaḥ - again; viṣaya diyā - giving the post; neta-dhaṭī parāilā - decorated with the silken cloth.

“The King has excused me for the balance due,” he said. “He has reappointed me to my post by honoring me with this silken cloth and has doubled my salary.