23. Names of Lord Chaitanya

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Names of Lord Chaitanya

 

23. Names of Lord Chaitanya

 

from Kalyana Kalpataru by Bhaktivinoda Thakura

 

(1)

 

kali-kukkur-kadan jadi cao (he)

 

kali-yuga-pavana, kali-bhoya-nasana,

 

sri-saci-nandana gao (he)

 

1) If you want to be rid of the menace of the dog-like personality of Kali,

then just sing the glories of the beautiful Son of Mother Saci

(Saci-nandana). He is the savior of the Kali-yuga (Kali-yuga-pavana), and He

is the destroyer of all fear caused by the age of quarrel

(Kali-bhoya-nasana).

 

(2)

 

gadadhar-madana, nita'yer prana-dhana,

 

advaiter prapujita gora

 

nimani bisvambhar, srinivas-iswar,

 

bhakta-samuha-cita-cora

 

2) Lord Caitanya maddens Gadadhara Pandita with His love (Gadadhar-madana),

and He is the treasure of the life of Sri Nityananda Prabhu (Nita'yer

Prana-dhana). The fair-complexioned Lord (Gora) is the most worshipable

object of Sri Advaita Acarya (Advaiter Prapujita). He is affectionately

called Nimai by His mother, due to being born under a neem tree, and He has

been named Visvambhar (the holder of the universe) by His grandfather. He is

the only Lord of Srivasa Pandita (Srinivas-iswar), and He steals the hearts

of all the assembled devotees (Bhakta-samuha-cita-cora).

 

(3)

 

nadiya-sasadhar, mayapur-iswar,

 

nama-pravartana sura

 

grhi-jana-siksaka, nyasi-kula-nayaka,

 

madhava radha-bhava-pura

 

3) Lord Caitanya is the moon over the town of Nadiya (Nadiya-sasadhar), the

Lord of Sri Mayapur-dham (Mayapur-iswar), and the propagator of His own holy

name (Nama-pravartana). He is saintly in behavior (Sura), and is the

instructor of householders (Grhi-jana-siksaka). He is the hero of those who

are in the renounced order (Nyasi-kula-nayaka). He is the husband of the

Goddess of Fortune (Madhava), and He is overflowing with the ecstatic

sentiments of Srimati Radharani (Radha-bhava-pura).

 

(4)

 

sarvabhauma-sodhana, gajapati-tarana,

 

ramananda-posana vira

 

rupananda-vardhana, sanatana-palana,

 

haridas-modana dhira

 

4) Lord Caitanya is the corrector and purifier of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya

(Sarvabhauma-sodhana), the deliverer of King Pratapa Rudra

(Gajapati-tarana), and the source of nourishment for Srila Ramananda Raya

(Ramananda-posana). He is a great hero (Vira). He increases the ecstasy of

Srila Rupa Goswami (Rupananda-vardhana), He maintains and protects Srila

Sanatana Goswami (Sanatana-palana), and He gladdens Haridasa Thakura

(Haridas-modana). He is very grave (Dhira).

 

(5)

 

braja-rasa bhavana, dusta-mata-satana,

 

kapati vighatana kama

 

suddha-bhakta-palana, suska-jnana tadana,

 

chala-bhakti-dusana rama

 

5) Lord Caitanya meditates on the transcendental mellows of Vraja-dhama

(Braja-rasa-bhavana). He is the destroyer of all wicked mentalities

(Dusta-mata-satana), and He crushes the cheating propensity of pretending

devotees (Kapati Vighatana). He is as beautiful as Cupid (Kama). He

maintains and protects His pure devotees (Suddha-bhakta-palana), and He

condemns dry, speculative knowledge (Suska-jnana tadana). He smashes

pretentious and hypocritical devotion (Chala-bhakti-dusana), and He is the

reservoir of pleasure (Rama).