216 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Madhya-lila, Ch. 11

hena kale prataparudra purusottame aila
patra-mitra-sanige raja darasane calila

SYNONYMS

hena kaéle—at this time; prataparudra—King Prataparudra; purusottame—at
Jagannatha Puri; aila—arrived; patra-mitra-sange—accompanied by his secre-
taries, ministers, military officers and so on; raja—the King; darasane —to visit Lord
Jagannatha; calila—departed.

TRANSLATION

At this time, Maharaja Prataparudra arrived at Jagannatha Puri, Purusot-
tama, and, accompanied by his secretaries, ministers and military officers,
went to visit the temple of Lord Jagannatha.

PURPORT

It appears that Maharaja Prataparudra used to live at Kataka, his capital. Later he
shifted his capital to Khurda, a few miles from Jagannatha Puri. Presently there is a
railway station there called Khurda Road.

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ramdananda raya dila gajapati-sange
prathamei prabhure asi’ milila bahu-range

SYNONYMS
ramananda radya—Ramananda Raya; dila—came; gaja-pati-sange—with the
King; prathamei—in the first instance; prabhure—unto Lord Caitanya
Mahdaprabhu; asi’—coming; milila—met; bahu-rahnge—with great pleasure.

TRANSLATION

When King Prataparudra returned to Jagannatha Puri, Ramananda Raya also
came with him. Ramananda Raya immediately went to meet Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu with great pleasure.

PURPORT

All Indian kings are given titles. Sometimes they are known as Chatrapati, some-
times Narapati and sometimes Asvapati. The King of Orissa is addressed as Ga-
japati.
