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vidyara prabhava dekhi camatkara cite

sata sata paduya asi lagila padite

SYNONYMS

vidyara—of His learning; prabhava—the influence; dekhi—seeing; camatkara—wonder; cite—within the heart; sata sata—many hundreds; paduya—disciples or students; asi—coming there; lagila—began; padite—to study.

Struck with wonder by the influence of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s intellectual prowess, many hundreds of students came to the Lord and began studying under His direction.