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Mohammedans by having cows' flesh forcibly pushed into their mouths. Hindu society was so rigid at the time of Lord Caitanya that if a Hindu were converted into a Mohammedan, there was no chance of his being reformed. In this way the Mohammedan population in India increased. None of the Mohammedans came from outside; social customs somehow or other forced Hindus to become Mohammedans, with no chance of returning to Hindu society. Emperor Auranzeb also inaugurated a tax that Hindus had to pay because of their being Hindus. Thus all the poor Hindus of the lower class voluntarily became Mohammedans to avoid the tax. In this way the Mohammedan population in India increased. Chand Kazi threatened to convert the people into Mohammedans by the simple process of sprinkling water on their bodies.
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এত বলি কাজী গেল,—নগরিয়া লোক । প্রস্তুতানে নিবেদিল পাঞ্জা বড় শোক ॥ ১২৯ ॥
eta bali' kājī gela,—nagariyā loka prabhu-sthāne nivedila pāñā baḍa śoka
SYNONYMS
eta bali' —thus saying;  kājī —the magistrate;  gela —returned;  nagariyā loka —the citizens in general;  prabhu-sthāne —before the Lord;  nivedila —submitted;  pāñā —getting;  baḍa —very much;  śoka —shock.
TRANSLATION
After saying this, the Kazi returned home, and the devotees, greatly shocked that they were forbidden to chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, submitted their grief to Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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প্রস্তুতাজ্ঞা দিল—যাহ করহ কীর্তন । মুঞি সংহারিমু আজি সকল যবন ॥ ১৩০ ॥
prabhu ājñā dila—yāha karaha kīrtana muñi saṁhārimu āji sakala yavana
SYNONYMS
prabhu —the Lord;  ājñā dila —ordered;  yāha —go;  karaha —and perform;  kīrtana —saṅkīrtana, chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mahā-mantra ;  muñi —I;  saṁhārimu —shall kill;  āji —today;  sakala —all;  yavana —the Mohammedans.
TRANSLATION
Lord Caitanya ordered, “Go perform saṅkīrtana! Today I shall kill all the Mohammedans!”