272 S17-Caitanya-carita mrta

TRANSLATION

The sixteenth branch, Suklambara Brahmacari, was very fortunate because Lord
Caitanya Mahaprabhu jokingly or seriously begged food from him or sometimes
snatched it from him forcibly and ate it.

PURPORT

It is stated that Suklambara Brahmacari, an inhabitant of Navadvipa, was Lord
Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s first companion in the sankirtana movement. When Lord
Caitanya returned from Gaya after initiation, He stayed with Suklambara Brahma-
cart because He wanted to hear from this devotee about the pastimes of Lord
Krsna. Suklambara Brahmacari collected alms of rice from the inhabitants of
Navadvipa, and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took pleasure in eating the rice that he
cooked. It is said that Suklambara Brahmacari was one of the wives of the yajnic
brahmanas during the time of Lord Krsna’s pastimes in Vrndavana. Lord Krsna
begged foodstuffs from the wives of the yajnic brahmanas, and Lord Caitanya
Mahaprabhu performed a similar pastime by begging rice from Suklambara
Brahmacart.

TEXT 39

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BROT Fe clea G17 wea [as 1 ea u

nandana-acarya-sakha jagate vidita
lukaiya dui prabhura yanra ghare sthita

SYNONYMS

nandana-acarya—of the name Nandana Acarya; sakha—the seventeenth branch;
jagate—in the world; vidita—celebrated; /ukaiya—hiding; dui—two; prabhura—of the
Lords; yanra—of whom; ghare—in the house; sthita—situated.

TRANSLATION

Nandana Acarya, the seventeenth branch of the Caitanya tree, is celebrated within
the world because the two Prabhus [Lord Caitanya and Nityananda] sometimes hid
in his house.

PURPORT

Nandana Acarya was another companion of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu during
His kirtana pastimes in Navadvipa. Srila Nityananda Prabhu, as Avadhita, traveled
on many pilgrimages, and when He first came to Sri Navadvipa-dhama He remained
hidden in the house of Nandana Acarya. It is there that He first met all the devotees
of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. When Caitanya Mahaprabhu exhibited His maha-
prakasa, He asked Ramai Pandita to call Advaita Prabhu, who was hiding in the
