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visvarupa-siddhi-prapti janena sakala

daksina-desa uddharite karena ei chala

SYNONYMS

visvarupa—of Visvarupa; siddhi—of perfection; prapti—achievement; janena—the Lord knows; sakala—everything; daksina-desa—South India; uddharite—just to liberate; karena—makes; ei—this; chala—pretense.

Knowing everything, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was aware that Visvarupa had already passed away.

A pretense of ignorance was necessary, however, so that He could go to South India and liberate the people there.