PLATE SIX

“While walking, Sti Caitanya Mahaprabhu, understanding that the
others were fatigued, took them all beneath a tree and sat down. There
were many cows grazing near the tree, and the Lord was very pleased to
see them. Suddenly a cowherd boy blew on his flute, and immediately
the Lord was struck with ecstatic love. Filled with ecstatic love, the Lord
fell unconscious to the ground. He foamed at the mouth, and His
breathing stopped. While the Lord was unconscious, ten cavalry soldiers
belonging to the Mohammedan Pathana military order rode up and dis-
mounted. Seeing the Lord unconscious, the soldiers thought, ‘This san-
nydsi must have possessed a large quantity of gold. These four rogues
here must have taken away fhe sannydsi’s riches after killing Him by mak-
ing Him take the poison dhutura.’ Thinking this, the Pathana soldiers ar-
rested the four persons and decided to kill them. Because of this, the two
Bengalis began to tremble.” (pp.271-274)
