History of Bengali Language and Literature c9.s2.67

c9.s2.67

Two great rogues of the Brāhmin caste—Jagāi and Mādhāi, who belonged to the Police staff of the Kāzi, dead-drunk with wine and accustomed to all manner of vice, resolved to assault Nimāi and Nityānanda and once as the two leaders were passing along the streets, Jagāi threw a brick at Nityānanda who was hurt on the fore-head which bled profusely. But Nityānanda sang the name of God and only said to his assailant "Strike me again if you like, but sing the name of Kṛṣṇa." His face became so full of tenderness that the rogues repented, and became reformed from that hour. So great was the attraction of the personality of Nimāi that sometimes for a whole night the Saṅkīrtana party sang round him without minding the passing of the night and when it came to an end, they would wonderingly look at the sun thinking that he had appeared too soon.