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Šrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
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them and personally met the government officers and settled the affair diplomatically. This is but one instance. Similarly, Sanātana Gosvāmī, after resigning his ministership, was thrown in jail, and he bribed the attendant of the jail so he could leave the clutches of the Nawab and live with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Now we see Rāmānanda Rāya, a most confidential devotee of the Lord, diplomatically soften the heart of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, despite the fact that the Lord definitely decided not to meet the King. The diplomacy of Rāmānanda Rāya and entreaties of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya and all the other great devotees succeeded. The conclusion is that diplomacy used for the service of the Lord is a form of devotional service.
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উৎকণ্ঠাতে  প্রত্যাপকজ্ঞ নারে রহিবারে। ।
রামানন্দ সাধিলেন প্রভুরে মিলিবারে
utkanțhāte pratāparudra nāre rahibāre rāmānanda sādhilena prabhure milibāre
SYNONYMS
utkaṇṭhāte —in great anxiety;  pratāparudra —King Pratāparudra;  nāre rahibāre —could not stay;  rāmānanda —Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya;  sādhilena —solicited;  prabhure —unto Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  milibāre —to meet.
TRANSLATION
Mahārāja Pratāparudra, in great anxiety, could not endure not seeing the Lord; therefore Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya, by his diplomacy, arranged a meeting with the Lord for the King.
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রামানন্দ প্রভূ-পায়  কৈল নিবেদন ।।
একবার প্রত্যপরুদ্ধে দেখাই ঢরণ ॥ ৪৬ ॥
rāmānanda prabhu-pāya kaila nivedana eka-bāra pratāparudre dekhāha caraṇa
SYNONYMS
rāmānanda —Rāmānanda;  prabhu-pāya —at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  kaila —did;  nivedana —submission;  eka-bāra —once only;  pra-tāparudre —unto Mahārāja Pratāparudra;  dekhāha —show;  caraṇa —Your lotus feet.