CC Madhya 19.18

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

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CC Madhya 19.19

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 18

āra dina gauḍeśvara, saṅge eka-jana
ācambite gosāñi-sabhāte kaila āgamana

SYNONYMS

āra dina—one day; gauḍeśvara—the Nawab of Bengal; saṅge—with; eka-jana—one other person; ācambite—suddenly; gosāñi-sabhāte—in the assembly of Sanātana Gosvāmī; kaila āgamana—came.

TRANSLATION

While Sanātana Gosvāmī was studying Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in the assembly of learned brāhmaṇas, one day the Nawab of Bengal and another person suddenly appeared.

PURPORT

The full name of the Nawab of Bengal (Hussain Shah) was Ālāuddīna Saiyada Husena Sāha Seripha Makkā, and he ruled Bengal for twenty-three years, from 1420 to 1443 Śakābda Era (A.D. 1498 to 1521). Sanātana Gosvāmī was studying Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with the scholars in the year 1424 (A.D. 1502).