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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Ādi-līlā, Ch. 17]
SYNONYMS
śuniyā—by hearing; ye—that; kruddha—angry; haila—became; sakala—all; yavana—Mohammedans; kājī-pāśe—in the court of the Kazi, or magistrate; āsi'—coming; sabe—all; kaila—made; nivedana—petition.
TRANSLATION
Hearing the resounding vibration of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, the local Mohammedans, greatly angry, submitted a complaint to the Kazi.
PURPORT
The  phaujadāra , or city magistrate, was called the  kājī  (Kazī). The  jamidāras  (Zamindars), or landholders ( maṇḍalerās ), levied taxes on the land, but keeping law and order and punishing criminals was the duty entrusted to the Kazi. Both the Kazi and the landholders were under the control of the governor of Bengal, which at that time was known as Subā-bāṅgālā. The districts of Nadia, Islāmpura and Bāgoyāna were all under the Zamindar named Hari Hoḍa or his descendant known as Kṛṣṇadāsa Hoḍa. It is said that Chand Kazi was the spiritual master of Nawab Hussain Shah. According to one opinion his name was Maulānā Sirājuddina, and according to another his name was Habibara Rahamāna. Descendants of Chand Kazi are still living in the vicinity of Māyāpur. People still go see the tomb of Chand Kazi, which is underneath a  campaka  tree and is known as Chand Kazi's  samādhi .
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क्रोधे सङ्ग्राकाले काञ्ची एक घरे आहेल । भूमन् छान्निया लोके कश्चित्ते लागिल ॥ २२ ॥
krodhe sandhyā-kāle kājī eka ghare āila mṛdaṅga bhāṅgiyā loke kahite lāgila
SYNONYMS
krodhe—in anger; sandhyā-kāle—in the evening; kājī—the Chand Kazi; eka ghare—in one home; āila—came; mṛdaṅga—drum; bhāṅgiyā—breaking; loke—unto the people; kahite—to speak; lāgila—began.
TRANSLATION
Chand Kazi angrily came to one home in the evening, and when he saw kīrtana going on, he broke a mṛdaṅga and spoke as follows.
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एतकाल केह नाहि केल हिम्मूयानि । एवे ये উচ্ছম চালাও কার বল জানি' ॥ ২২৬ ॥