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  "name":"Cc. Madhya 7.62",
  "h1":"Cc. Madhya 7.62",
  "label":"Text 62",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 7.62",
  "description":"\"In the town of Vidyānagara, on the bank of the Godāvarī, there is a responsible government officer named Rāmānanda Rāya."

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Cc. Madhya 7.62

Text

'rāmānanda rāya' āche godāvarī-tīre
adhikārī hayena teṅho vidyānagare

Synonyms

rāmānanda rāya—Rāmānanda Rāya; āche—there is; godāvarī-tīre—on the bank of river Godāvarī; adhikārī—a responsible officer; hayena—is; teṅho—he; vidyā-nagare—in the town known as Vidyānagara.

Translation

“In the town of Vidyānagara, on the bank of the Godāvarī, there is a responsible government officer named Rāmānanda Rāya.

Purport

In his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya, Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura states that Vidyānagara is today known as Porbandar. There is another Porbandar in western India in the province of Gujarat.