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CC Ādi 13.111

Bengali

অদ্বৈত–আচার্য–ভার্যা, জগৎপূজিতা আর্যা,
নাম তাঁর ‘সীতা ঠাকুরাণী’।
আচার্যের আজ্ঞা পাঞা, গেল উপহার লঞা,
দেখিতে বালক–শিরোমণি । ১১১ ॥

Text

advaita-ācārya-bhāryā,jagat-pūjitā āryā,
nāma tāṅra ’sītā ṭhākurāṇī’
ācāryera ājñā pāñā,
gela upahāra lañā,
dekhite bālaka-śiromaṇi

Synonyms

advaita-ācārya-bhāryā — the wife of Advaita Ācārya; jagat-pūjitā — worshiped by the whole world; āryā — the most advanced cultured lady; nāma — name; tāṅra — her; sītā ṭhākurāṇī — mother Sītā; ācāryera ājñā pāñā — taking the order of Advaita Ācārya; gela — went; upahāra — presentation; lañā — taking; dekhite — to see; bālaka — the child; śiromaṇi — topmost.

Translation

One day shortly after Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu was born, Advaita Ācārya’s wife, Sītādevī, who is worshipable by the whole world, took her husband’s permission and went to see that topmost child with all kinds of gifts and presentations

Purport

It appears that Advaita Ācārya had two different houses, one at Śāntipura and one at Navadvīpa. When Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu was born, Advaita Ācārya was residing not at His Navadvīpa house but at His Śāntipura house. Therefore, as formerly explained (text 99), from Advaita’s old paternal house (nijālaya) in Śāntipura, Sītā came to Navadvīpa to present gifts to the newborn child, Caitanya Mahāprabhu.