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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 9.16",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 9.16",
  "label":"Text 16",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 9.16",
  "description":"With the sober and grave Paramānanda Purī as the central root and the other eight roots in the eight directions, the tree of Caitanya Mahāprabhu stood firmly."

} —

Cc. Ādi 9.16

Text

madhya-mūla paramānanda purī mahā-dhīra
aṣṭa dike aṣṭa mūla vṛkṣa kaila sthira

Synonyms

madhya-mūla—the middle root; paramānanda purī—of the name Paramānanda Purī; mahā-dhīra—most sober; aṣṭa dike—in the eight directions; aṣṭa mūla—eight roots; vṛkṣa—the tree; kaila sthira—fixed.

Translation

With the sober and grave Paramānanda Purī as the central root and the other eight roots in the eight directions, the tree of Caitanya Mahāprabhu stood firmly.