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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 12.37
সেই বহির্বাস সার্বভৌমপাশ দিল ।
সার্বভৌম সেই বস্ত্র রাজারে পাঠা’ল ॥ ৩৭ ॥
sei bahirvāsa sārvabhauma-pāśa dila
sārvabhauma sei vastra rājāre pāṭhā’la
Thus Nityānanda Prabhu delivered the old cloth into the care of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, and Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya sent it to the King.
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Nityānanda Prabhu placed the old cloth in the care of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya.
Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya then sent the cloth to the King.
Both took part in bringing the Lord’s cloth to the King.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
At that time Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu devised a plan, and He sent a piece of the Lord’s outward garment to the King. The next day, when Rāmānanda Rāya again entreated Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to see the King, the Lord, denying the request, asked Rāmānanda Rāya to bring the King’s son before Him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 12
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In this verse: “delivered”
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