CC Adi 10.66 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 10: The Trunk, Branches and Subbranches of the Caitanya Tree

Ādi-līlā 10.65 - Ādi-līlā 10.67

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 66

'ratnabāhu' bali' prabhu thuila tāṅra nāma

akiñcana prabhura priya kṛṣṇadāsa-nāma

SYNONYMS

ratnabāhu—the title Ratnabāhu; bali'-calling him; prabhu—the Lord; thuila—kept; tāṅra—his; nāma—name; akiñcana—unalloyed; prabhura—of the Lord; priya—dear; kṛṣṇadāsa—of the name Kṛṣṇadāsa; nāma—name.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gave Vijaya dāsa the name Ratnabāhu ["jewel-handed"] because he copied many manuscripts for Him. The twenty-eighth branch was Kṛṣṇadāsa, who was very dear to the Lord. He was known as Akiñcana Kṛṣṇadāsa.

PURPORT

Akiñcana means "one who possesses nothing in this world."

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