Śrīman Mahāprabhur śata-nāma

Lord Chaitanya is the beloved son of Jagannāth Miśra; He is Mahāprabhu, the great master, protector, and maintainer of the whole world. He is the shining moon of Māyāpur, dissipating the dark ignorance of the world, and the source of all nectar for the Land of Nabadwīp.

He is the beloved son of Śachī Mātā and is Lord Hari with a golden complexion. As He was born under a neem tree He was called Nimāi-sundar (beautiful Nimāi). He is covered by the sentiment and lustre of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, and He is the best of all dancers.

Lord Chaitanya becomes ecstatic upon hearing the Holy Name of Hari. As a boy He was swift and agile, devoted to His mother, a great logician, and fond of joking. Millions of worlds are contained in His mouth.

He bewildered two thieves who tried to steal His jewels when He was a small child, and He teased and joked with the village girls of Nadia. He is the moon among scholars and pre-eminent among all philosophers.

Lord Chaitanya is the giver of blessings to Lakṣmī Prīya (His first wife). He was a mischievous child and is the Lord, son and preventer of all kinds of grief of Śachī Mātā.

He is the Lord and husband of Lakṣmī Priyā. By His saṅkīrtan movement, He removed the distresses of East Bengal. He removed the pride of the conquering paṇḍit Keśava Kasmiri. He is the Lord of Viṣṇu Priyā (His second wife).

He was the protector and preserver of sanātana-dharma and the giver of piṇḍa at Gayā after the disappearance of His father, Jagannāth Miśra. He became the disciple of Īśvara Purī and is the protector of the Madhva Āchārya Sampradāya.

Lord Chaitanya became intoxicated by and mad for the Holy Name of Krishna, and began to profess the science of Krishna. Thus He inaugurated the religion of the age, Harinām Saṅkīrtan.

He was the friend of Advaita Āchārya, the treasure of Śrīvās Ṭhākur’s home, the life and soul of Nityānanda Prabhu, and the very source of life to Gadādhara Paṇḍit.

Śrī Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu is the moon of Antardwīp and the triumph of Sīmantadwīp. He is wandering on the island of Godruma and is the shelter of Pastimes in Madhyadwīp.

Śrī Chaitanya is the Lord of Koladwīp, Ṛtudwīp, Jahnudwīp, Modadrumadwīp, and Rudradwīp.

He is thus the Lord of Nabadwīp which serves as the stage for His wonderful Pastimes. He is the life of the River Ganges and He delivers all sorts of rogues and rascals beginning with Jagāi and Mādhāi.

Śrī Chaitanya Mahāprabhu is the lion of the village kīrtan. He delivered the Chānd Kazi. He is the preacher of the pure Holy Name, and the remover of the distresses of His devotees.

He is the ocean of mercy for Nārāyaṇī; the controller of all souls; the chastiser of the fallen student who criticised His chanting of “Gopī, gopī!”, and the destroyer of the sins of His devotees.

He was initiated into sannyās with the Name of Śrī Krishna Chaitanya, and He is beautiful like the moon. He delivered Keśava Bhārati; is the crest-jewel of all wandering sannyāsīs, and the saviour of Orissa.

Lord Chaitanya is the master of Lord Śiva, who is known as Ambu-liṅga, Bhuvaneśvara, and Kapoteśvara at three different Śaiva tīrthas visited by Śrī Chaitanya on His way to Jagannātha Purī. As a sannyāsī He rejoiced at the sight of Kṣīra-chora Gopīnāth and Sākṣī Gopāl.

He became a sannyāsī without a daṇḍa (staff) due to Lord Nityānanda’s breaking it and throwing it in the Bhargi River. He is full of mercy for Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭāchārya. He is ecstatic by tasting the bliss of Himself in the form of Krishna, and He is the resting place of all happiness.

Lord Gaurāṅga is beautiful like molten gold and He delivered the leper Vāsudeva. He is the friend of Rāmānanda Rāy, and the remover of all miseries from the family of Vyeṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa.

He refuted the atheistic arguments of the Buddhists, Jains, and Māyāvādīs. He is the saviour of South India, and He has brought to light the two devotional literatures, Krishna-karṇāmṛta and Brahma-saṁhitā.

Śrī Chaitanya became ecstatic at the sight of Ālānātha. He danced in front of the Jagannāth cart during Ratha Yātrā, He delivered Gajapati Prataparudra, and He was the saviour of Devānanda Paṇḍit.

By His appearance at Kuliyā He delivered the ill-behaved student community. He is the friend of Rūpa and Sanātan, and the life of all souls.

Śrī Gaurāṅga is the personification of bliss in the transcendental realm of Vṛndāvan. He is the companion and friend of Balabhadra Bhaṭṭāchārya. On His return from Vṛndāvan He delivered many Mohammedans. He is very fond of Vallabhāchārya.

He delivered the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs of Kāśī, and He is the bestower of love of God. To set a strict example for sannyāsīs He chastised the great devotee Choṭo Haridās’s begging rice from Mādhavī Devī. Śrī Chaitanya is the saviour of everyone down to the lowest class of men.

Śrī Chaitanya is the glorifier of His devotees and is the wealth of their lives. He is the life of such devotees as Haridās Ṭhākur, Raghunāth Dās Goswāmī, and Swarūp Dāmodar.

In the towns and villages of Nadia, Lord Nityānanda dances ecstatically, singing these divine Names, and Ṭhākur Bhakti Vinod falls down at His reddish lotus feet.