Ādi-līlā

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

Verse 72 of 158
Cc Ādi 10.72

প্রভুর পডুযা দুই,—পুরুষোত্তম, সংজয ব্যাকরণে দুই শিষ্য—দুই মহাশয

प्रभुर पडुया दुइ,—पुरुषोत्तम, संजय व्याकरणे दुइ शिष्य—दुइ महाशय

prabhura paḍuyā dui,—puruṣottama, sañjaya vyākaraṇe dui śiṣya—dui mahāśaya

Synonyms

prabhura paḍuyā duithe Lord's two students; puruṣottamaof the name Puruṣottama; sañjayaof the name Sañjaya; vyākaraṇestudying grammar; dui śiṣyatwo disciples; dui mahāśayavery great personalities..

Translation

The thirty-third and thirty-fourth branches were the two students of Caitanya Mahāprabhu named Puruṣottama and Sañjaya, who were stalwart students in grammar. They were very great personalities.

Purport

These two students were inhabitants of Navadvīpa and were the Lord's first companions in the saṅkīrtana movement. According to Caitanya-bhāgavata, Puruṣottama Sañjaya was the son of Mukunda Sañjaya, but the author of Śrī Caitanya-caritamṛta has clarified that Puruṣottama and Sañjaya were two people, not one.

Verse 72 of 158
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