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ye hao, se hao tumi, tomake namaskara

prabhu tare prema diya kaila puraskara

SYNONYMS

ye hao—whatever You are; se hao tumi—whatever You may be; tomake—unto You; namaskara—my obeisances; prabhu—the Lord; tare—unto him; prema—love of Godhead; diya—delivered; kaila—did; puraskara—honor.

The all-knowing astrologer concluded, “Whatever You may be or whoever You may be, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You!” By His causeless mercy, the Lord then gave him love of Godhead, thus rewarding him for his service.

PURPORT

The incident of Lord Caitanya’s meeting the all-knowing astrologer is not mentioned in the Caitanya-bhagavata, but we cannot therefore say that it did not take place.

On the contrary, we must accept the statement of Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami that whatever the Caitanya-bhagavata did not mention he has especially mentioned in Caitanya-caritamrta.