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gaudesvara yavana-raja prabhava sunina

kahite lagila kichu vismita hana

SYNONYMS

gauda-isvara—King of Bengal; yavana-raja—Muslim king; prabhava—influence; sunina—hearing; kahite—to say; lagila—began; kichu—something; vismita—astonished; hana—becoming.

When the Muslim King of Bengal heard of Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s influence in attracting innumerable people, he became very astonished and began to speak as follows.

PURPORT

At that time the Muslim king of Bengal was Nawab Hussain Shah Badasaha.