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Subuddhi Rāya’s Former Position

“Formerly Subuddhi Rāya had been a big landholder in Gauḍa-deśa [Bengal]. Saiyada Hussain Khān was then a servant of Subuddhi Rāya.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 25.187, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Formerly, Subuddhi Rāya had been a big landholder.
  • He lived in Gauḍa-deśa, or Bengal.
  • Saiyada Hussain Khān was then his servant. This relationship provides the background for the events that follow.

Try this today

Write one sentence identifying Subuddhi Rāya’s position and Hussain Khān’s relationship to him.

Ask yourself

How does knowing their former relationship help you follow this account?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.

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