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 Madhya 6.52
‘বিশ্বম্ভর’ — নাম ইঁহার, তাঁর ইঁহো পুত্র ।
নীলাম্বর চক্রবর্তীর হয়েন দৌহিত্র ॥ ৫২ ॥
‘viśvambhara’ — nāma iṅhāra, tāṅra iṅho putra
nīlāmbara cakravartīra hayena dauhitra
“Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the son of that Jagannātha Miśra, and His former name was Viśvambhara Miśra. He also happens to be the grandson of Nīlāmbara Cakravartī.”
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.
Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the son of Jagannātha Miśra.
His former name was Viśvambhara Miśra.
He is also the grandson of Nīlāmbara Cakravartī.
Doubt transformed to devotion. Intellectual resistance gives way to a profound change of heart.
The mood of Madhya 6 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:
His brother-in-law, Gopīnātha Ācārya, established that Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu was Kṛṣṇa Himself, but Sārvabhauma and his many disciples could not accept this. However, Gopīnātha Ācārya convinced Sārvabhauma that no one can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead without being favored by Him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 6
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How clearly can I distinguish the Lord’s former name from the names of His father and grandfather?
Write three short lines identifying the Lord’s former name, His father, and His grandfather.
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 Madhya 6.52? Get an answer from the verses themselves.