Verse 2.13.149-150

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.13.149-150:

হাসিযা অদ্বৈত বলে,—“কোন চিত্র নহে মদ্যপের উচিত—মদ্যপ-সঙ্গ হযে তিন মাতোযাল-সঙ্গ একত্র উচিত নৈষ্ঠিক হৈযা কেনে তুমি তার ভিত? ॥ ১৪৯-১৫০ ॥

हासिया अद्वैत बले,—“कोन चित्र नहे मद्यपेर उचित—मद्यप-सङ्ग हये तिन मातोयाल-सङ्ग एकत्र उचित नैष्ठिक हैया केने तुमि तार भित? ॥ १४९-१५० ॥

hāsiyā advaita bale,—“kona citra nahe madyapera ucita—madyapa-saṅga haye tina mātoyāla-saṅga ekatra ucita naiṣṭhika haiyā kene tumi tāra bhita? || 149-150 ||

hasiya advaita bale,—“kona citra nahe madyapera ucita—madyapa-sanga haye tina matoyala-sanga ekatra ucita naisthika haiya kene tumi tara bhita? (149-150)

English translation:

(149-150) Advaita smiled and said, “This is not at all astonishing, for drunkards should associate with other drunkards. It befitting that the three drunkards were together. But, being a celibate, why were you there?

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

After informing Advaita Prabhu about Nityānanda’s various restless activities, Haridāsa brought up the topics of Jagāi and Mādhāi and said that Nityānanda became an object of the two drunkards’ anger when He tried to preach Kṛṣṇa’s instructions to them. “Today we were able to save our lives from the hands of those two rogues simply by Your mercy.” In reply to this, Advaita Prabhu said, “O Haridāsa, Śrīla Nityānanda Prabhu is intoxicated from drinking the the liquor of love for Kṛṣṇa, whereas Jagāi and Mādhāi are intoxicated from drinking ordinary wine. Therefore it is befitting that the three associate together. Since you are attached to the Supreme Lord, you should not go near them.”