CC Adi 3.33

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 3: The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Ādi-līlā 3.32 - Ādi-līlā 3.34

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 33

ḍubhṛñ dhātura artha—poṣaṇa, dhāraṇa

puṣila, dharila prema diyā tri-bhuvana

SYNONYMS

ḍubhṛñ—known as ḍubhṛñ (bhṛ); dhātura—of the verbal root; artha—the meaning; poṣaṇa—nourishing; dhāraṇa—maintaining; puṣila—nourished; dharila—maintained; prema diyā—distributing love of God; tri-bhuvana—in the three worlds.

TRANSLATION

The verbal root “ḍubhṛñ” [which is the root of the word “viśvambhara”] indicates nourishing and maintaining. He [Lord Caitanya] nourishes and maintains the three worlds by distributing love of God.

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