Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Adi-lila Chapter 10 Verse 37

Ādi-līlā | Chapter 10: The Trunk, Branches and Subbranches of the Caitanya Tree

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 10.37

śrīmān-paṇḍita śākhā — prabhura nija bhṛtya

deuṭi dharena, yabe prabhu karena nṛtya

SYNONYMS

śrīmān-paṇḍita — Śrīmān Paṇḍita; śākhā — branch; prabhura — of the Lord; nija — own; bhṛtya — servant; deuṭi — torch light; dharena — carries; yabe — while; prabhu — Lord Caitanya; karena — does; nṛtya — dance.

TRANSLATION

The fifteenth branch was Śrīmān Paṇḍita, who was a constant servitor of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. He used to carry a torch while the Lord danced.

PURPORT

Śrīmān Paṇḍita was among the companions of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu when the Lord performed sańkīrtana. When Lord Caitanya dressed Himself in the form of the goddess Lakṣmī and danced in the streets of Navadvīpa, Śrīmān Paṇḍita carried a torch to light the way.

<<< >>>

Copyright © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness