CC Adi 3.33
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 3: The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
TEXT 33
- ḍubhṛñ dhātura artha—poṣaṇa, dhāraṇa
- puṣila, dharila prema diyā tri-bhuvana
SYNONYMS
ḍubhṛñ — known as ḍubhṛñ (bhṛ); dhātura — of the verbal root; artha — the meaning; poṣaṇa — nourishing; dhāraṇa — maintaining; puṣila — nourished; dharila — maintained; prema diyā — distributing love of God; tri-bhuvana — in the three worlds.
TRANSLATION
The verbal root “ḍubhṛñ” [which is the root of the word “viśvambhara”] indicates nourishing and maintaining. He [Lord Caitanya] nourishes and maintains the three worlds by distributing love of God.