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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

According to the regulation of the disciplic succession, one who wishes to enter the renounced order in Śaṅkara's sect must first be trained as a brahmacārī under a bona fide sannyāsī, The brahmacārī's name is ascertained according to the group to which the sannyāsī belongs. Lord Caitanya accepted sannyāsa from Keśava Bhāratī. When He first approached Keśava Bhāratī, He was accepted as a brahmacārī with the name Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Brahmacārī. After He took sannyāsa, He preferred to keep the name Kṛṣṇa Caitanya.