Ādi-līlāChapter 1: The Spiritual Masters

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Ādi 1.84

vande śrī-krishna-caitanya-

nityānandau sahoditau

gaudodaye pushpavantau

citrau śan-dau tamo-nudau

SYNONYMS

vandeI offer respectful obeisances; śrī-krishna-caitanyato Lord Śrī Krishna Caitanya; nityānandau — and to Lord Nityānanda; saha-uditau — simultaneously arisen; gauda-udaye — on the eastern horizon of Gauda; pushpavantau — the sun and moon together; citrau — wonderful; śam-dau — bestowing benediction; tamah-nudau — dissipating darkness.

TRANSLATION

"I offer my respectful obeisances unto Śrī Krishna Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda, who are like the sun and moon. They have arisen simultaneously on the horizon of Gauda to dissipate the darkness of ignorance and thus wonderfully bestow benediction upon all."

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