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Chapter 13: Pastimes with Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī

Verse 91 of 138
Cc Antya 13.91

পথে তারে মিলিলা বিশ্বাসরামদাস বিশ্বাসখানার কাযস্থ তেঙ্হো রাজার বিশ্বাস

पथे तारे मिलिला विश्वासरामदास विश्वासखानार कायस्थ तेङ्हो राजार विश्वास

pathe tāre mililā viśvāsa-rāmadāsa viśvāsa-khānāra kāyastha teṅho rājāra viśvāsa

Synonyms

pathe—on the path; tāre—him; mililā—met; viśvāsa-rāmadāsa—Rāmadāsa Viśvāsa; viśvāsa-khānāra—of the governmental accounting department; kāyastha—belonging to the kāyastha class; teṅho—he; rājāra—to the king; viśvāsa—secretary..

Translation

In Bengal he met Rāmadāsa Viśvāsa, who belonged to the kāyastha caste. He was one of the king's secretaries.

Purport

The word viśvāsa-khānāra kāyastha indicates a secretary or clerk belonging to the kāyastha caste. Kāyasthas were usually secretaries to kings, governors or other important persons. It is said that anyone working in the government secretariat at this time was a kāyastha.

Verse 91 of 138