11.18

raya kahe,-tomara ajna rajake kahila

tomara icchaya raja mora visaya chadaila

SYNONYMS

raya kahe—Ramananda Raya said; tomara ajna—Your order; rajake kahila—I informed the King; tomara icchaya—by Your grace; raja—the King; mora—my; visaya—material activities; chadaila—gave me relief from.

Ramananda Raya said, "I duly informed King Prataparudra of Your order for me to retire from service.

By Your grace, the King was pleased to relieve me of these material activities.

PURPORT

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu requested Ramananda Raya to retire from his governorship, and according to the Lord’s desire, Ramananda Raya petitioned the King.

The King was very much pleased to give him relief, and thus Ramananda Raya retired from service and received a pension from the government.