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CC Madhya 19.18 (1975)



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. Sanātana Gosvāmī was studying Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with the scholars in the year 1424.