242 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 16
TEXT 174
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suni’ mahd-pdatra kahe hafia vismaya
‘madyapa yavanera citta aiche ke karaya!
SYNONYMS
suni’—hearing; mahd-patra—the representative of the Orissan government;
kahe—says; hafid vismaya—becoming astonished; | madyapa—drunkard;
yavanera—of the Mohammedan; citta—the heart; aiche—in this way; ke
karaya —who has made.
TRANSLATION
Upon hearing this proposal, the representative of the Orissan government,
the maha-patra, was very astonished. He thought, ‘‘The Mohammedan gover-
nor is a drunkard. Who has changed his mind?
TEXT 175
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dpane mahaprabhu tanra mana phiraila
darsana-smarane ydanra jagat tarila’
SYNONYMS
dpane—personally; mahaprabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;  tanra—his;
mana—mind; phirdila—changed; darsana—by a personal visit; smarane—by
remembrance; ydnhra—of whom; jagat—the whole world; tarila—He has
delivered.
TRANSLATION
“It must be Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself who has changed the
Mohammedan’s mind. Due to His presence and even due to His
remembrance, the whole world is liberated.”
PURPORT
From this we can understand that the Mohammedan governor was a drunkard
(madyapa). Ordinarily, there was no chance that he would change, but Lord Sri
