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CC Antya 13.91

পথে তারে মিলিলা বিশ্বাস-রামদাস ।
বিশ্বাসখানার কায়স্থ তেঁহো রাজার বিশ্বাস ॥ ৯১ ॥
pathe tāre mililā viśvāsa-rāmadāsa
viśvāsa-khānāra kāyastha teṅho rājāra viśvāsa

Synonyms

patheon the path; tārehim; mililāmet; viśvāsa-rāmadāsaRāmadāsa Viśvāsa; viśvāsa-khānāraof the governmental accounting department; kāyasthabelonging to the kāyastha class; teṅhohe; rājārato the king; viśvāsasecretary.

Translation

In Bengal he met Rāmadāsa Viśvāsa, who belonged to the kāyastha caste. He was one of the king’s secretaries.

Purport

The words viśvāsa-khānāra kāyastha indicate a secretary or clerk belonging to the kāyastha caste. Kāyasthas were usually secretaries to kings, governors or other important persons. It is said that anyone working in the government secretariat at this time was a kāyastha.