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Çréman Mahäprabhur Çata-Näma

One Hundred Names of Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu

—4 songs—

Song 1

(refrain) nadéyä-nagare nitäi nece’ nece’ gäy re

(Refrain:) Oh! In the towns and villages of Nadéyä, Lord Nityänanda ecstatically dances and sings these names of Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu:

Part 1

(1)

jagannätha-suta mahäprabhu viçvambhara

mäyäpur-çaçé navadvépa-sudhäkara

1) Lord Caitanya is the beloved son of Jagannätha Miçra. He is Mahäprabhu, the great master, and maintainer of the whole world. He is the shining moon of Mäyäpur, and the source of all nectar for the land of Navadvépa.

(2)

çacé-suta gaurahari nimäi-sundara

rädhä-bhäva-känti-äcchädita naöabara

2) He is the beloved son of Çacé Mätä, and is Lord Hari with a fair golden complexion. As He was born under a ném tree He was called Nimäi-sundara (beautiful Nimäi). He is covered by the sentiment and luster of Çrématé Rädhäräëé, and He is the best of all dancers.

(3)

nämänanda capala bälaka mätå-bhakta

brahmänòa-vadana tarké kautukänurakta

3) He becomes restless upon hearing the holy names of Lord Hari. In His boyhood pastimes He is swift and agile, and is devoted to His mother. He displays the entire universe within His mouth, is a great logician, and is fond of joking and playing pranks.

Part 2

(4)

vidyärthi-uòupa caura-dvayera mohana

tairthika-sarvasva grämya-bälikä-kréòana

4) He is the moon among scholarly students, and He bewildered two thieves who tried to steal His jewels when He was a small child. He is the cynosure of all philosophers, and He teased and joked with the village girls of Nadéyä.

(5)

lakñmé-prati bora-dätä uddhata bälaka

çré-çacéra pati-putra-çoka-nibäraka

5) He is the giver of blessings to Lakñmé-priyä (His first wife). He is very mischievous as a child, and is the dispeller of the grief Çacé-mätä felt after losing her husband Jagannätha and first son Viçvarüpa.

(6)

lakñmé-pati pürva-deça-sarva-kleça-hara

digvijayi-darpa-häré viñnu-priyeçwara

6) He is the Lord and husband of Lakñmé-priyä. By His saìkértan movement He removed all the distress of East Bengal. He eradicated the pride of the conquering panòita named Keçava Kaçmiri, and is the beloved Lord of Viñnu-priyä (His second wife).

Part 3

(7)

ärya-dharma-päla pitå-gayä pinòa-dätä

puré-çiñya madhväcärya-sampradäya-pätä

7) He is the preserver of sanätana-dharma, and the giver of the pinòa oblation at the holy town of Gayä after the disappearance of His father Jagannäth Miçra. He became the disciple of Éçvara Puré, and is the protector of the Madhväcärya Sampradäya.

(8)

kåñëa-nämonmatta kåñëa-tattva-adhyäpaka

näma-saìkértana-yuga-dharma-pravartaka

8) He becomes madly intoxicated by tasting the holy name of Kåñëa, and is the professor of the science of Kåñëa consciousness. Thus He inaugurated the religion of the age, näma-saìkértan.

(9)

adwaita-bändhava çréniväsa-gåha-dhana

nityänanda-präna gadädharera jévana

9) He is the friend of Advaita Äcärya, the treasure of Çréväsa Öhäkura’s home, the life and soul of Nityänanda Prabhu, and the very source of life for Gadädhara Panòita.

Part 4

(10)

antardwépa-çaçadhara sémanta-vijaya

godruma-bihäré madhyadwépa-léläçraya

10) He is the moon of Antardvépa, and the triumph of Sémantadvépa. He enjoys wandering and frolicking on the island of Godruma, and is the shelter of pastimes in Madhyadvépa.

(11)

koladwépa-pati åtudwépa-maheçwara

jahnu-modadruma-rudradwépera éçwara

11) He is the Lord of Koladvépa, the great controller of Ritudvépa, and the creator of Jahnudvépa, Modadrumadvépa, and Rudradvépa.

(12)

nava-khanòa-raìganätha jähnavé-jévana

jagäi-mädhäi-ädi durvåtta-täraëa

12) He is thus the Supreme Lord of the nine islands of Navadvépa, which serves as the stage for His wonderful pastimes. He is the life of the River Gaìgä, and the deliverer of all sorts of rogues and rascals beginning with Jagäi and Mädhäi.

Part 5

(13)

nagara-kértana-siàha käjé-uddhäraëa

çuddha-näma-pracäraka bhaktärti-haraëa

13) He is the lion of the village kértanas, and the deliverer of Chänd Kazi. He is the preacher of the pure holy name, and the remover of the distresses of His devotees.

(14)

näräyané-kåpä-sindhu jévera niyantä

adhama-paòuyä-danòé bhakta-doña-hantä

14) He is the ocean of mercy for Näräyané (the mother of Çréla Våndävana däsa Öhäkura), and is the regulator of all souls. He is the chastiser of the fallen students who criticized His chanting of “gopé! gopé!”, and is the destroyer of the sins of His devotees.

(15)

çré-kåñëa-caitanya-candra bhäraté-täraëa

parivraja-çiromaëi utkala-pävana

15) He was initiated into sannyäsa with the name of Çré Kåñëa Caitanya, and He is beautiful like the moon. He delivered His sannyäsa-guru Keçava Bhäraté, is Himself the crest-jewel of all wandering renunciates, and is the savior of the region of Orissa.

Part 6

(16)

ambu-liìga-bhuvaneça-kapoteça-pati

khér-cora-gopäla-darçana-sukhé yati

16) He is the master of Lord Çiva, who is known in three different Çaiva térthas as Ambu-liìga, Bhuvaneçvara, and Kapoteçvara (visited by Lord Caitanya on His way to Jagannätha Puré). As a sannyäsé He rejoiced at the sight of the Orissan deities Kñéra-cora Gopénätha and Säkñé Gopäla.

(17)

nirdanòi-sannyäsé särvabhauma-kåpämoya

swänanda-äswädänandé sarva-sukhäçroya

17) He became a sannyäsé without a danòa (due to Lord Nityänanda’s breaking it in three parts and throwing it in the Bhargé River), and is full of mercy for Särvabhauma Bhaööäcärya. He is ecstatic by tasting the bliss of Himself in the form of Kåñëa, and He is the resting place of all universal happiness.

(18)

puraöa-sundara väsudeva-träna-kartä

rämänanda-sakhä bhaööa-kula-kleça-hartä

18) He is beautiful like molten gold, and He delivered the leper Väsudeva. He is the intimate friend of Rämänanda Räy, and the remover of all miseries from the family of Vyeìkaöa Bhaööa.

Part 7

(19)

bauddha-jain-mäyävädi-kutarka-khanòana

dakñina-pävana bhakti-grantha-uddhäraëa

19) He is the refuter of the atheistic arguments of the Buddhists, Jains, and Mäyävädés. He is the savior of South India, and He has brought to light the two devotional literatures, Kåñëa-karnämåta and Brahma-saàhitä.

(20)

äläla-darçanänandé rathägra-nartaka

gajapati-träna devänanda-uddhäraka

20) He became ecstatic at the sight of the deity Älälanätha, and He danced in front of the Jagannätha cart during the Ratha-yäträ festival. He delivered Gajapati Pratäpa-Rudra, and was the savior of Devänanda Panòita.

(21)

kuliyä-prakäçe duñöa paòuyära träna

rüpa-sanäntana-bandhu sarva-jéva-präna

21) By His appearance at Kuliyä He delivered the ill-behaved student community there. He is the friend of Rüpa and Sanätana Goswämé, and the life of all souls.

Part 8

(22)

båndäbanänanda-mürti balabhadra-saìgé

yavana-uddhäré bhaööa-ballabhera raìgé

22) He is the personification of bliss in the transcendental realm of Våndävana, and He is the companion and friend of Balabhadra Bhaööäcärya. On His return from Våndävana He delivered many Mohammedans, and He is very fond of intimate exchanges with Vallabha Bhaööa.

(23)

käçébäsi-sannyäsé-uddhäré prema-dätä

markaöa-vairägé-danòé ä-canòäla-trätä

23) He delivered the Mäyävädé sannyäsés of Käçé, and He is the bestower of love of God. He is the chastiser of the false renunciates (called markaöa-vairägés for being like monkeys), and He is the savior of everyone down to the lowest class of men.

(24)

bhaktera gaurava-käré bhakta-präna-dhana

haridäsa-raghunätha-swarüpa-jévana

24) He is the glorifier of His devotees, and is the treasured wealth of their lives. He is the very life of such devotees as Haridäsa Öhäkura, Raghunätha Däsa Goswämé, and Svarüpa Dämodara.

(25)

nadéyä-nagare nitäi nece’ nece’ gäy re

bhakativinoda tä’r poòe raìga-päy re

25) Oh! In the towns and villages of Nadéyä, Lord Nityänanda dances and dances ecstatically while singing these divine names, and Bhaktivinoda falls down at His reddish lotus feet. Oh!

Song 2

(1)

jaya godruma-pati gorä

nitäi-jévana, advaitera dhana,

våndävana-bhäva-vibhorä

gadädhara-präna, çréväsa-çaraëa,

kåñëa-bhakta-mänasa-corä

1) All glories to Lord Gaura, the master of Godruma! He is the very life of Lord Nityänanda, the treasure of Çré Advaita, and He is always overwhelmed with the ecstatic moods of Våndävana. He is the life-breath of Gadädhara Panòita, the shelter of Çréväsa Panòita, and the thief of the hearts of all the devotees of Lord Kåñëa.

Song 3

(1)

kali-yuga-pävana viçvambhara

gauòa-citta-gagaëa-çaçadhara

kértana-vidhätä, para-prema-dätä,

çacé-suta puraöa-sundara

1) Lord Viçvambhara is the savior of the age of Kali, the full moon in the sky of the hearts of Bengal, the inaugurator of congregational chanting, the bestower of transcendental ecstatic love, the beloved son of Mother Çacé, and He has a pure golden complexion.

Song 4

(1)

kåñëa-caitanya advaita prabhu nityänanda

gadädhara çréniväsa muräri mukunda

svarüpa-rüpa-sanätana-puré-rämänanda

1) (Please chant these holy names of the Lord and His personal associates): Kåñëa-Caitanya, Advaita, Prabhu Nityänanda, Gadädhara, Çréniväsa, Muräri, Mukunda, Svarüpa, Rüpa, Sanätana, Puré, and Rämänanda.