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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Ādi-līlā, Ch. 17]
eka-dina prabhu śrīvāsere ājñā dila 'bṛhat sahasra-nāma' paḍa, śunite mana haila
SYNONYMS
eka-dina—one day; prabhu—the Lord; śrīvāsere—unto Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura; ājñā—order; dila—gave; bṛhat—great; sahasra-nāma—one thousand names; paḍa—read; śunite—to hear; mana—mind; haila—wanted.
TRANSLATION
One day the Lord ordered Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura to read the Bṛhat-sahasra-nāma [the thousand names of Lord Viṣṇu], for He wanted to hear them at that time.
TEXT 91
পড়িতে আইলা গুবে লুসিংহের নাম । শুনিয়া আবিষ্ট হৈলা প্রভু গৌরধাম ॥ ৯১ ॥
paḍite āilā stave nṛsiṁhera nāma śuniyā āviṣṭa hailā prabhu gauradhāma
SYNONYMS
paḍite—while reading; āilā—came; stave—in the prayer; nṛsiṁhera—of Lord Nṛsiṁha; nāma—the holy name; śuniyā—hearing; āviṣṭa—absorbed; hailā—became; prabhu—Lord; gaura-dhāma—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
TRANSLATION
As he read the thousand names of the Lord, in due course the holy name of Lord Nṛsiṁha appeared. When Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard the holy name of Lord Nṛsiṁha, He became fully absorbed in thought.
PURPORT
The  Caitanya-maṅgala, Madhya-khaṇḍa , describes this incident as follows. Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita was performing the  śrāddha  ceremony of his father, and, as is customary, he was hearing the thousand names of Lord Viṣṇu. At that time Gaurahari (Lord Caitanya) appeared on the scene, and He also began to hear the thousand names of Viṣṇu with full satisfaction. When He thus heard the holy name of Lord Nṛsiṁha, Lord Caitanya became absorbed in thought, and He became angry like Nṛsiṁha Prabhu in His angry mood. His eyes became red, His hairs stood on end, all the parts of His body trembled, and He made a thundering sound. All of a sudden He took up a club, and people became greatly afraid, thinking, "We do not know what kind of offense we have now committed!" But then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu adjusted His thoughts and sat down on His seat.