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Caitanya-caritāmṛta 13.91

pathe tāre mililā viśvāsa-rāmadāsa viśvāsa-khānāra kāyastha teṅho rājāra viśvāsa
[pathe taare mililaa vishvaasa-raamadaasa vishvaasa-khaanaara kaayastha tenho raajaara vishvaasa]
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pathe tāre mililā viśvāsa-rāmadāsa viśvāsa-khānāra kāyastha teṅho rājāra viśvāsa
In Bengal he met Rāmadāsa Viśvāsa, who belonged to the kāyastha caste. He was one of the king’s secretaries.

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.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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