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In his Amá¹›ta-pravÄha-bhÄá¹£ya, ÅšrÄ«la Bhaktivinoda ṬhÄkura summarizes this chapter as follows. The King of Orissa, MahÄrÄja PratÄparudra, tried his best to see Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu. ÅšrÄ«la NityÄnanda Prabhu and the other devotees informed the Lord about the King’s desire, but ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu would not agree to see him. At that time ÅšrÄ« NityÄnanda Prabhu devised a plan, and He sent a piece of the Lord’s outward garment to the King. The next day, when RÄmÄnanda RÄya again entreated ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu to see the King, the Lord, denying the request, asked RÄmÄnanda RÄya to bring the King’s son before Him. The prince visited the Lord dressed like a Vaiṣṇava, and this awakened remembrance of Kṛṣṇa. Thus ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu delivered the son of MahÄrÄja PratÄparudra.After this, ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu washed the Guṇá¸icÄ temple before the Ratha-yÄtrÄ took place. He then took His bath at Indradyumna Lake and partook of prasÄdam in the garden nearby. While ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu washed the temple of Guṇá¸icÄ, a Gauá¸Ä«ya Vaiṣṇava washed the lotus feet of the Lord and drank the water. This incident is very significant, for it awoke within the devotee ecstatic love. Then the son of Advaita Prabhu named GopÄla fainted during kÄ«rtana, and when he did not come to his senses, ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu favored him by awakening him. There was also some humorous talk between NityÄnanda Prabhu and Advaita Prabhu during prasÄdam. Advaita Prabhu said that NityÄnanda Prabhu was unknown to anyone and that it was not the duty of a householder brÄhmaṇa to accept dinner with a person unknown in society. In answer to this humorous statement, ÅšrÄ« NityÄnanda Prabhu replied that Advaita Ä€cÄrya was a monist and that one could not know how his mind could be turned by eating with such an impersonalist. The conversation of these two prabhus — NityÄnanda Prabhu and Advaita Prabhu — carried a deep meaning that only an intelligent man can understand. After all the Vaiṣṇavas finished their luncheon, SvarÅ«pa DÄmodara and others took their prasÄdam within the room. ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu took great pleasure when He saw the JagannÄtha Deity after the period of the Deity’s retirement. At that time Lord Caitanya was accompanied by all the devotees, and all of them were very pleased.