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AuthorSarvabhauma Bhattacarya

Caitanyah Krsna Caitanyo Gaurango

Sri Krsna-Chaitanya-Dvadasa-Nama-Stotram

1

caitanyaḥ
kṛṣṇa-caitanyo gaurāṅgo dvija-nāyakaḥ yatīnām
daṇḍināṁ caiva nyāsināṁ ca
śiromaṇiḥ

Caitanya (The living force), Krsna-Caitanya (The all-attractive Supreme living force), Gauranga (He of fair bodily complexion), Dvija-Nayaka (The hero amongst the twice-born brahmanas), Yatinam Siromani (The crest jewel of sannyasis, who wander freely), Dandinam Siromani (The crest jewel of sannyasis; who carry staffs), Nyasinam Siromani (The crest jewel of sannyasis (who renounce everything)

2

raktāmbara-dharaḥ
śrīmān navadvīpa-sudhākaraḥ prema-bhakti-pradaś caiva
śrī-śacī-nandanas tathā

Raktambara-Dhara (He Who wears red cloth), Sriman (The supreme opulent one), Navadvipa-Sudhakara (The source of nectar in Navadvipa), Prema-Bhakti-Prada (The bestower of ecstatic loving devotion), Sri-Saci-Nandana (The delightful son of mother Saci).

3

dvādaśaitāni
nāmāni trī-sandhyam yaḥ paṭhen naraḥ tasya vāñcha-susiddhiḥ syāt
bhaktiḥ śrīla padāmbuje

That person who recites these twelve holy names of the Lord three times a day (at dawn, noon and dusk) will achieve the perfection of all their best desires, and will attain pure devotion unto the divine lotus feet of Lord Caitanya.

Translation

1

Caitanya (The living force), Krsna-Caitanya (The all-attractive Supreme living force), Gauranga (He of fair bodily complexion), Dvija-Nayaka (The hero amongst the twice-born brahmanas), Yatinam Siromani (The crest jewel of sannyasis, who wander freely), Dandinam Siromani (The crest jewel of sannyasis; who carry staffs), Nyasinam Siromani (The crest jewel of sannyasis (who renounce everything)

2

Raktambara-Dhara (He Who wears red cloth), Sriman (The supreme opulent one), Navadvipa-Sudhakara (The source of nectar in Navadvipa), Prema-Bhakti-Prada (The bestower of ecstatic loving devotion), Sri-Saci-Nandana (The delightful son of mother Saci).

3

That person who recites these twelve holy names of the Lord three times a day (at dawn, noon and dusk) will achieve the perfection of all their best desires, and will attain pure devotion unto the divine lotus feet of Lord Caitanya.

Notes

The first two verses contain the twelve names of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.