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Šriji Caitanva=caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā Ch. 21]]
TEXT 59
१. अकबरी प्रांतकाले कुछ प्राचिनांतर ।।
ব্রহ্মা আইলা ,— দ্বারপাল জানাইল কক্ষের ॥ ৫৯ ॥
eka-dina dvārakāte krṣṇa dekhibāre brahmā āilā,—dvāra-pāla jānāila krṣnere.
SYNONYMS
eka-dina —one day;  dvārakāte —in Dvārakā;  kṛṣṇa dekhibāre —to see Kṛṣṇa;  brahmā āilā —Lord Brahmā came;  dvāra-pāla —the doorman;  jānāila —informed;  krsnere —Lord Krsna.
TRANSLATION
“Once, when Krṣṇa was ruling Dvārakā, Lord Brahmā came to see Him, and the doorman immediately informed Lord Krṣṇa of Brahmā’s arrival.
TEXT 60
কুঞ্চ   কর্ছেন -‘কোন ব্রহ্মা, কি নাম তাহার ?’
হারী আসি’  ব্রহ্মারে পুছে আর বার ॥ ৬০ ॥
kışına kahena —‘kon brahmā, ki nāma tāhāra?’ dvārī āsi’ brahmāre puche āra bāra
SYNONYMS
kṛṣṇa kahena —Kṛṣṇa said;  kon brahmā —which Brahmā;  ki nāma tāhāra —what is his name;  dvārī āsi’ —the doorman, coming back;  brahmāre —to Lord Brahmā;  puche —inquires;  āra bāra —again.
TRANSLATION
“When Kṛṣṇa was so informed, He immediately asked the doorman, ‘Which Brahmā? What is his name?’ The doorman therefore returned and questioned Lord Brahmā.
PURPORT
From this verse we can understand that Brahmā is the name of the post and that the person occupying the post has a particular name also. From  Bhagavad-gītā :  imaṁ vivasvate yogam . Vivasvān is the name of the present predominating deity of the sun. He is generally called Sūrya, the sun-god, but he also has his own