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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Ādi-līlā, Ch. 12]
śākhā-upaśākhā, tāra nāhika gaṇana kichu-mātra kahi' kari dig-daraśana
SYNONYMS
śākhā-upaśākhā—branches and sub-branches; tāra—of them; nāhika—there is no; gaṇana—counting; kichu-mātra—something about them; kahi'—describing; kari—I am simply giving; dig-daraśana—a glimpse of the direction.
TRANSLATION
There are multifarious branches and sub-branches of Advaita Ācārya. It is very difficult to enumerate them fully. I have simply given a glimpse of the whole trunk and its branches and sub-branches.
TEXT 79
শ্রীগদাধর পণ্ডিত শাখাতে মহোত্তম ।
তার উপশাখা কিছু করি যে গণন ॥ ৭৯ ॥
śrī-gadādhara paṇḍita śākhāte mahottama tāṅra upaśākhā kichu kari ye gaṇana
SYNONYMS
śrī-gadādhara paṇḍita—Śrī Gadādhara Paṇḍita; śākhāte—of the branch; mahottama—very great; tāṅra—his; upaśākhā—branches and sub-branches; kichu—something; kari—let me do; ye—that; gaṇana—counting.
TRANSLATION
After describing the branches and sub-branches of Advaita Ācārya, I shall now attempt to describe some of the descendants of Śrī Gadādhara Paṇḍita, the most important among the branches.
TEXT 80
শাখা-শ্রেষ্ঠ ধ্রুবানন্দ, শ্রীধর ব্রহ্মচারী ।
তাগবতাচার্য, হরিদাল ব্রহ্মচারী ॥ ৮০ ॥
śākhā-śreṣṭha dhruvānanda, śrīdhara brahmacārī bhāgavatācārya, haridāsa brahmacārī
SYNONYMS
śākhā-śreṣṭha—the chief branch; dhruvānanda—of the name Dhruvānanda; śrīdhara brahmacārī—of the name Śrīdhara Brahmacārī; bhāgavatācārya—of the name Bhāgavatācārya; haridāsa brahmacārī—of the name Haridāsa Brahmacārī.