# Cc. Antya 2.65 > নৃসিংহের হৈল জানি আজি উপবাস । > ঠাকুর উপবাসী রহে, জিয়ে কৈছে দাস ?’ ৬৫ ।। ॥৬৫॥ ## Text > nṛsiṁhera haila jāni āji upavāsa > ṭhākura upavāsī rahe, jiye kaiche dāsa?' ## Synonyms *nṛsiṁhera*—of Lord Nṛsiṁha; *haila*—there was; *jāni*—I understand; *āji*—today; *upavāsa*—fasting; *ṭhākura upavāsī rahe*—the master remains fasting; *jiye kaiche dāsa*—how can the servant sustain his life. ## Translation **"I think that Nṛsiṁhadeva could not eat anything today, and therefore He is fasting. If the master fasts, how can the servant live?"**