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purve daksina haite prabhu yabe aila

tanre milite gajapati utkanthita haila

SYNONYMS

purve—formerly; daksina haite—from South India; prabhu—Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; yabe—when; aila—returned; tanre—Him; milite—to meet; gajapati—the King of Orissa; utkanthita—full of anxieties; haila—became.

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu returned from His South Indian tour, Maharaja Prataparudra, the King of Orissa, became very anxious to meet Him.