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| Madhya-līlā | Chapter 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 11.15
rāmānanda rāya āilā gajapati-sańge
prathamei prabhure āsi' mililā bahu-rańge
SYNONYMS
rāmānanda rāya — Rāmānanda Rāya; āilā — came; gajapati-sańge — with the King; prathamei — in the first instance; prabhure — unto Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu; āsi' — coming; mililā — met; bahu-rańge — with great pleasure.
TRANSLATION
When King Pratāparudra returned to Jagannātha Purī, Rāmānanda Rāya came with him. Rāmānanda Rāya immediately went to meet Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu with great pleasure.
PURPORT
All Indian kings are given titles. Sometimes they are known as Chatrapati, sometimes as Narapati, sometimes as Aśvapati, and so on. The King of Orissa is addressed as Gajapati.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness