1 · Learn4 of 6 · 5 min
Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 19.69
‘প্রভু-পাদোপাধান’ বলি’ তাঁর নাম হইল ।
পূর্বে বিদুরে যেন শ্রীশুক বর্ণিল ॥ ৬৯ ॥
‘prabhu-pādopādhāna’ bali’ tāṅra nāma ha-ila
pūrve vidure yena śrī-śuka varṇila
Śaṅkara became celebrated by the name Prabhu-pādopādhāna [“the pillow of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu”]. He was like Vidura, as Śukadeva Gosvāmī previously described him.
Read this verse on Vedabase.ioThis verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.
Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śaṅkara became celebrated as Prabhu-pādopādhāna.
This name means “the pillow of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu” and recalls his service.
He is compared to Vidura, as previously described by Śukadeva Gosvāmī.
Longing beyond ordinary categories. Extreme separation alternates with moments of visionary encounter.
The mood of Antya 19 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
To stop this, Svarūpa Dāmodara asked Śaṅkara Paṇḍita to stay at night in the same room with the Lord. This chapter further describes how Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu entered the Jagannātha-vallabha garden during the full-moon night of Vaiśākha (April-May) and experienced various transcendental ecstasies.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 19
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does Śaṅkara’s name keep attention on his service?
Write down the name Prabhu-pādopādhāna and its meaning.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
Ask Caitanya CaritamrtaHave a question about CC Antya 19.69? Get an answer from the verses themselves.