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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.121
এক দিন ম্লেচ্ছ-রাজার উচ্চ-টুঙ্গিতে ।
চিকিৎসার বাত্ কহে তাঁহার অগ্রেতে ॥ ১২১ ॥
eka dina mleccha-rājāra ucca-ṭuṅgite
cikitsāra bāt kahe tāṅhāra agrete
“One day Mukunda dāsa, the royal physician, was seated with the Muslim King on a high platform and was telling the King about medical treatment.
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Mukunda dāsa is identified as the royal physician.
One day, he was seated with the Muslim King on a high platform.
He was telling the King about medical treatment.
Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sent Nityānanda Prabhu to Bengal for preaching and also sent Rāmadāsa, Gadādhara dāsa and several other devotees with Him. Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, with great humility, sent some Jagannātha prasādam and a cloth from Lord Jagannātha to His mother through Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
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