### CC Adi 17.47

> গঙ্গাঘাটে বৃক্ষতলে রহে ত’ বসিয়া ।\
> এক দিন বলে কিছু প্রভুকে দেখিয়া ॥৪৭॥

> gaṅgā-ghāṭe vṛkṣa-tale rahe ta' vasiyā\
> eka dina bale kichu prabhuke dekhiyā

*gaṅgā-ghāṭe*—on the bank of the Ganges; *vṛkṣa-tale*—underneath a tree; *rahe*—remains; *ta'*—certainly; *vasiyā*—sitting; *eka dina*—one day; *bale*—says; *kichu*—something; *prabhuke*—the Lord; *dekhiyā*—seeing.

**Since leprosy is an infectious disease, Gopāla Cāpāla left the village to sit down on the bank of the Ganges underneath a tree. One day, however, he saw Caitanya Mahāprabhu passing by and spoke to Him as follows.**