191 THE LORD TAKES AN EVENING BATH W hen che king hearl hat the lord wasleaving chat bvening be immcdiatete madearange ments for some elephants with small tents 'on their backs to be brought there. Then all the ladies of the palace got on the elephants. All these ladies went to the road the Lord was taking and remained there in a line. That evening, the Lord departed with His devotees. When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to the bank of the River Citrotpala to take His bath, all the queens and ladies of the palace offered their obeisances to Him. Upon seeing the Lord, they all felt themselves overwhelmed with love of Godhead. Tears poured from their eyes as they chanted the holy name, "Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa!"
(1975)