Ādi-līlā

Chapter 13: The Advent of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Verse 60 of 122
Cc Ādi 13.60

তাঙ্র পত্নী ঽশচীঽনাম, পতিব্রতা সতী যাঙ্র পিতা ঽনীলাম্বরঽ নাম চক্রবর্তী

ताङ्र पत्नी ऽशचीऽनाम, पतिव्रता सती याङ्र पिता ऽनीलाम्बरऽ नाम चक्रवर्ती

tāṅra patnī 'śacī'-nāma, pativratā satī yāṅra pitā 'nīlāmbara' nāma cakravartī

Synonyms

tāṅra patnīhis wife; śacīof the name Śacī; nāmanamed; pativratādevoted to her husband; satīchaste; yāṅrawhose; pitāfather; nīlāmbaraof the name Nīlāmbara; nāmanamed; cakravartīwith the title Cakravartī..

Translation

His wife, Śrīmatī Śacīdevī, was a chaste woman highly devoted to her husband. Śacīdevī's father's name was Nīlāmbara, and his surname was Cakravartī.

Purport

In the Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā, verse 104, it is mentioned that Nīlāmbara Cakravartī was formerly Gargamuni. Some of the family descendants of Nīlāmbara Cakravartī still live in the village of the name Magḍobā in the district of Faridpur in Bangladesh. His nephew was Jagannātha Cakravartī, also known as Māmu Ṭhākura, who became a disciple of Paṇḍita Gosvāmī and stayed at Jagannātha Purī as the priest of Ṭoṭā-gopīnātha. Nīlāmbara Cakravartī lived at Navadvīpa in the neighborhood of Belapukuriyā. This fact is mentioned in the book Prema-vilāsa. Because he lived near the house of the Kazi, the Kazi was also considered one of the maternal uncles of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The Kazi used to address Nīlāmbara Cakravartī as kākā, or "uncle." One cannot separate the residence of the Kazi from Vāmanapukura because the tomb of the Kazi is still existing there. Formerly the place was known as Belapukuriyā, and now it is called Vāmanapukura. This has been ascertained by archeological evidence.

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