CC Adi 10.66
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 10: The Trunk, Branches and Subbranches of the Caitanya Tree
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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—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.”