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The External Reasons for Lord Caitanya's Appearance

Cc Ādi 3.34
Text
śeṣa-līlāya dhare nāma 'śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya'
śrī-kṛṣṇa jānāye saba viśva kaila dhanya
Synonyms

śeṣa-līlāya-in His final pastimes; dhare-He held; nāma-the name; śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya; śrī-kṛṣṇa-about Lord Kṛṣṇa; jānāye-He taught; saba-all; viśva-the world; kaila-made; dhanya-fortunate.

Translation

In His later pastimes He is known as Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya. He blesses the whole world by teaching about the name and fame of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

Purport

In the Śaṅkara-sampradāya there are ten different names awarded to sannyāsīs: (1) Tīrtha, (2) Āśrama, (3) Vana, (4) Araṇya, (5) Giri, (6) Parvata, (7) Sāgara, (8) Sarasvatī, (9) Bhāratī and (10) Purī. Before one enters sannyāsa, he has one of the various names for a brahmacārī, the assistant to a sannyāsī. Sannyāsīs with the titles Tīrtha and Āśrama generally stay at Dvārakā, and their brahmacārī name is Svarūpa. Those known by the names Vana and Araṇya stay at Puruṣottama, or Jagannātha Purī, and their brahmacārī name is Prakāśa. Those with the names Giri, Parvata and Sāgara generally stay at Badarikāśrama, and their brahmacārī name is Ānanda. Those with the titles Sarasvatī, Bhāratī and Purī usually live at Śrṅgerī in South India, and their brahmacārī name is Caitanya.