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Śrī-Caitanya-caritāmṛta
SYNONYMS
antare —within Himself;  īśvara-ceṣṭā —the activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  bāhire —externally;  nirdambha —without pride;  caitanya-bhakti-maṇḍape —in the devotional hall of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  teṅho —He is;  mūla-stambha —the main pillar.
TRANSLATION
He is the main pillar in the hall of devotional service erected by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. He knew within himself that He acted as the Supreme Lord Viṣṇu, but externally He was prideless.
TEXT 11
অৱাপি বাঁহার কুপা-মহিমা হুইতে । চৈতন্য-নিত্যানন্দ গায় সকল জগতে ॥ ১১ ॥
adyāpi yāṅhāra kṛpā-mahimā ha-ite caitanya-nityānanda gāya sakala jagate
SYNONYMS
adyāpi —until today;  yāṅhāra —whose;  kṛpā —mercy;  mahimā —glorious;  ha-ite —from;  caitanya-nityānanda —Śrī Caitanya-Nityānanda;  gāya —sing;  sakala —all;  jagate —in the world.
TRANSLATION
It is by the glorious mercy of Śrī Vīrabhadra Gosāñi that people all over the world now have the chance to chant the names of Caitanya and Nityānanda.
TEXT 12
সেই বীরভদ্র-গোসাঞ্জির লইদু শরণ । বাঁহার প্রসাদে হয় জতীষ্ট-পুরণ ॥ ১২ ॥
sei vīrabhadra-gosāñira la-inu śaraṇa yāṅhāra prasāde haya abhīṣṭa-pūraṇa
SYNONYMS
sei —that;  vīrabhadra-gosāñira —of Śrī Vīrabhadra Gosāñi;  la-inu —I take;  śaraṇa —shelter;  yāṅhāra —whose;  prasāde —by mercy;  haya —it becomes so;  abhīṣṭa-pūraṇa —fulfillment of desire.
TRANSLATION
I therefore take shelter of the lotus feet of Vīrabhadra Gosāñi so that by His mercy my great desire to write Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta will be properly guided.