rÄmÄnanda rÄya ÄilÄ gajapati-saá¹…ge
prathamei prabhure Äsi' mililÄ bahu-raá¹…ge

 rÄmÄnanda rÄya - RÄmÄnanda RÄya; ÄilÄ - came; gajapati-saá¹…ge - with the King; prathamei - in the first instance; prabhure - unto Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu; Äsi' - coming; mililÄ - met; bahu-raá¹…ge - with great pleasure.


Text

When King PratÄparudra returned to JagannÄtha PurÄ«, RÄmÄnanda RÄya came with him. RÄmÄnanda RÄya immediately went to meet ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu with great pleasure.

Purport

All Indian kings are given titles. Sometimes they are known as Chatrapati, sometimes as Narapati, sometimes as Aśvapati, and so on. The King of Orissa is addressed as Gajapati.