eka navya-naukā āni' rākhaha nadī-tīre
yāhāṅ snāna kari' prabhu yā'na nadī-pāre
tāhāṅ stambha ropaṇa kara 'mahā-tīrtha' kari'
nitya snāna kariba tāhāṅ, tāhāṅ yena mari

 eka - one; navya - new; naukā - boat; āni' - bringing; rākhaha - keep; nadī-tīre - on the bank of the river; yāhāṅ - where; snāna kari' - taking a bath; prabhu - Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; yā'na - goes; nadī-pāre - on the other bank of the river; tāhāṅ - there; stambha - a memorial column; ropaṇa kara - establish; mahā-tīrtha kari' - making that place a great place of pilgrimage; nitya - daily; snāna kariba - I shall bathe; tāhāṅ - there; tāhāṅ - there; yena mari - let me die.


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The King also ordered them to maintain a new boat on the banks of the river, and wherever Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took His bath or crossed to the other side of the river, they should establish a memorial column and make that place a great place of pilgrimage. “Indeed,” said the King, “I will take my bath there. And let me also die there.”

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