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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 2.53
‘প্রদ্যুম্ন ব্রহ্মচারী’ — তাঁর নিজ-নাম ।
‘নৃসিংহানন্দ’ নাম তাঁর কৈলা গৌরধাম ॥ ৫৩ ॥
‘pradyumna brahmacārī’ — tāṅra nija-nāma
‘nṛsiṁhānanda’ nāma tāṅra kailā gaura-dhāma
His real name was Pradyumna Brahmacārī. The name Nṛsiṁhānanda had been given to him by Lord Gaurasundara Himself.
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His real name was Pradyumna Brahmacārī.
Lord Gaurasundara Himself gave him the name Nṛsiṁhānanda.
The following verses call him Nṛsiṁhānanda Brahmacārī as they describe his meditation and service.
Sorrow and uncompromising discipline. Junior Haridāsa’s exclusion and death present an ethically painful episode.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Thus he described the glories of Nṛsiṁhānanda and other devotees. A devotee named Bhagavān Ācārya was exceptionally faithful to the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 2
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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”
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How does knowing who gave Nṛsiṁhānanda his name affect the way you read about his service?
Write down both names and note that Lord Gaurasundara Himself gave him the name Nṛsiṁhānanda.
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