Śrīla Prabhupāda chanting - Śrī Gadādhara Paṇḍita Branches (CC Adi 12 Verses)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta – Ādi-līlā, Chapter 12 : The Expansions of Advaita Ācārya and Gadādhara Paṇḍita

TEXT 80

śākhā-śreṣṭha dhruvānanda, śrīdhara brahmacārī

bhāgavatācārya, haridāsa brahmacārī

The chief branches of Śrī Gadādhara Paṇḍita were (1) Śrī Dhruvānanda, (2) Śrīdhara Brahmacārī, (3) Haridāsa Brahmacārī and (4) Bhāgavata Ācārya.

TEXT 81

ananta ācārya, kavidatta, miśra-nayana

gaṅgāmantrī māmu ṭhākura, kaṇṭhābharaṇa

The fifth branch was Ananta Ācārya; the sixth, Kavi Datta; the seventh, Nayana Miśra; the eighth, Gaṅgāmantrī; the ninth, Māmu Ṭhākura; and the tenth, Kaṇṭhābharaṇa.

TEXT 82

bhūgarbha gosāñi, āra bhāgavata-dāsa

yei dui āsi’ kaila vṛndāvane vāsa

The eleventh branch of Gadādhara Gosvāmī was Bhūgarbha Gosāñi, and the twelfth was Bhāgavata dāsa. Both of them went to Vṛndāvana and resided there for life.

TEXT 83

vāṇīnātha brahmacārī—baḍa mahāśaya

vallabha-caitanya-dāsa—kṛṣṇa-premamaya

The thirteenth branch was Vāṇīnātha Brahmacārī, and the fourteenth was Vallabha-caitanya dāsa. Both of these great personalities were always filled with love of Kṛṣṇa.

TEXT 84

śrīnātha cakravartī, āra uddhava dāsa

jitāmitra, kāṣṭhakāṭā-jagannātha-dāsa

The fifteenth branch was Śrīnātha Cakravartī; the sixteenth, Uddhava; the seventeenth, Jitāmitra; and the eighteenth, Jagannātha dāsa.

TEXT 85

śrī-hari ācārya, sādi-puriyā gopāla

kṛṣṇadāsa brahmacārī, puṣpa-gopāla

The nineteenth branch was Śrī Hari Ācārya; the twentieth, Sādipuriyā Gopāla; the twenty-first, Kṛṣṇadāsa Brahmacārī; and the twenty-second, Puṣpagopāla.

TEXT 86

śrīharṣa, raghu-miśra, paṇḍita lakṣmīnātha

baṅgavāṭī-caitanya-dāsa, śrī-raghunātha

The twenty-third branch was Śrīharṣa; the twenty-fourth, Raghu Miśra; the twenty-fifth, Lakṣmīnātha Paṇḍita; the twenty-sixth, Baṅgavāṭī Caitanya dāsa; and the twenty-seventh, Raghunātha.

TEXT 87

amogha paṇḍita, hasti-gopāla, caitanya-vallabha

yadu gāṅguli āra maṅgala vaiṣṇava

The twenty-eighth branch was Amogha Paṇḍita; the twenty-ninth, Hastigopāla; the thirtieth, Caitanya-vallabha; the thirty-first, Yadu Gāṅguli; and the thirty-second, Maṅgala Vaiṣṇava.

TEXT 88

cakravartī śivānanda sadā vrajavāsī

mahāśākhā-madhye teṅho sudṛḍha viśvāsī

Śivānanda Cakravartī, the thirty-third branch, who always lived in Vṛndāvana with firm conviction, is considered an important branch of Gadādhara Paṇḍita.

TEXT 89

ei ta’ saṅkṣepe kahilāṅ paṇḍitera gaṇa

aiche āra śākhā-upaśākhāra gaṇana

Thus I have briefly described the branches and subbranches of Gadādhara Paṇḍita. There are still many more that I have not mentioned here.

TEXT 90

paṇḍitera gaṇa saba,—bhāgavata dhanya

prāṇa-vallabha—sabāra śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya

All the followers of Gadādhara Paṇḍita are considered great devotees because they have Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as their life and soul.

TEXT 91

ei tina skandhera kailuṅ śākhāra gaṇana

yāṅ-sabā-smaraṇe bhava-bandha-vimocana

Simply by remembering the names of all these branches and subbranches of the three trunks I have described [Nityānanda, Advaita and Gadādhara], one attains freedom from the entanglement of material existence.

TEXT 92

yāṅ-sabā-smaraṇe pāi caitanya-caraṇa

yāṅ-sabā-smaraṇe haya vāñchita pūraṇa

Simply by remembering the names of all these Vaiṣṇavas, one can attain the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Indeed, simply by remembering their holy names, one achieves the fulfillment of all desires.

TEXT 93

ataeva tāṅ-sabāra vandiye caraṇa

caitanya-mālīra kahi līlā-anukrama

Therefore, offering my obeisances at the lotus feet of them all, I shall describe the pastimes of the gardener, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, in chronological order.

TEXT 94

gaura-līlāmṛta-sindhu—apāra agādha

ke karite pāre tāhāṅ avagāha-sādha

The ocean of the pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu is immeasurable and unfathomable. Who can have the courage to measure that great ocean?

TEXT 95

tāhāra mādhurya-gandhe lubdha haya mana

ataeva taṭe rahi’ cāki eka kaṇa

It is not possible to dip into that great ocean, but its sweet mellow fragrance attracts my mind. I therefore stand on the shore of that ocean to try to taste but a drop of it.

TEXT 96

śrī-rūpa-raghunātha-pade yāra āśa

caitanya-caritāmṛta kahe kṛṣṇadāsa

Praying at the lotus feet of Śrī Rūpa and Śrī Raghunātha, always desiring their mercy, I, Kṛṣṇadāsa, narrate Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, following in their footsteps.