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prabhu kahena,--"tomara pita-jyetha dui jane

cakravarti-sambandhe hama ’aja’ kari’ mane

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahena—Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; tomara—your; pita-jyetha—father and his elder brother; dui jane—both of them; cakravarti-sambandhe—be cause of a relationship with Nilambara Cakravarti; hama—I; aja kari’-as My grandfathers; mane—consider.

The Lord continued, "Your father and his elder brother are both related as brothers to My grandfather, Nilambara Cakravarti.

Therefore I consider them My grandfathers.

PURPORT

Nilambara Cakravarti, the grandfather of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, was very intimately related to Raghunatha dasa’s father and uncle.

Nilambara Cakravarti used to call them his younger brothers because both of them were very devoted to the brahmanas and were very respectable gentlemen.

Similarly, they used to call him Dada Cakravarti, addressing him as an elder brother brahmana.

Raghunatha dasa, however, was almost the same age as Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Generally a grandchild may joke about his grandfather.

Therefore Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took advantage of the relationship between His grandfather and Raghunatha dasa’s father and uncle to speak in a joking way.