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Chapter 10: The Trunk, Branches and Sub-branches of the Caitanya Tree

Verse 65 of 158
Cc Ādi 10.65

শ্রীবিজযদাসনাম প্রভুর আখরিযা প্রভুরে অনেক পুঙ্থি দিযাছে লিখিযা

श्रीविजयदासनाम प्रभुर आखरिया प्रभुरे अनेक पुङ्थि दियाछे लिखिया

śrī-vijaya-dāsa-nāma prabhura ākhariyā prabhure aneka puṅthi diyāche likhiyā

Synonyms

śrī-vijaya-dāsa—of the name Śrī Vijaya dāsa; nāma—name; prabhura—of the Lord; ākhariyā—chief singer; prabhure—unto the Lord; aneka—many; puṅthi—literatures; diyāche—has given; likhiyā—by writing..

Translation

Śrī Vijaya dāsa, the twenty-seventh branch, another of the Lord's chief singers, gave the Lord many books written by hand.

Purport

Formerly there were no printing presses nor printed books. All books were handwritten. Precious books were kept in manuscript form in temples or important places, and anyone who was interested in a book had to copy it by hand. Vijaya dāsa was a professional writer who copied many manuscripts and gave them to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Verse 65 of 158