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The Later Pastimes of Lord Caitanya
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Rāmakeli-grāma, an unlimited number of people came to see His lotus feet.
TEXT 168
গোড়েশ্বর যবন-রাজা প্রভাব শুনিঞা ।
কহিতে লাগিল কিছু বিশ্মিত হঞা ॥ ১৬৮ ॥
gauḍeśvara yavana-rājā prabhāva śuniñā kahite lāgila kichu vismita hañā
SYNONYMS
gauḍa-īśvara —king of Bengal;  yavana-rājā —Mohammedan king;  prabhāva —influence;  śuniñā —hearing;  kahite —to say;  lāgila —began;  kichu —something;  vismita —astonished;  hañā —becoming.
TRANSLATION
When the Mohammedan King of Bengal heard of Caitanya Mahāprabhu's influence in attracting innumerable people, he became very astonished and began to speak as follows.
PURPORT
At that time the Mohammedan king of Bengal was Nawab Husen Sāhā Bādasāha.
TEXT 169
বিনা দানে এত লোক যাঁর পাছে হয় ।
সেই ত' গোসাঞা, ইহা জানিহ নিশ্চয় ॥ ১৬৯ ॥
vinā dāne eta loka yāṅra pāche haya sei ta' gosāñā, ihā jāniha niścaya
SYNONYMS
vinā —without;  dāne —charity;  eta —so many;  loka —persons;  yāṅra —whom;  pāche —after;  haya —become;  sei ta' —He certainly;  gosāñā —a prophet;  ihā —this;  jāniha —know;  niścaya —surely.
TRANSLATION
“Such a person, who is followed by so many people without giving them charity, must be a prophet. I can surely understand this fact.”