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prathame sad-bhuja tanre dekhaila isvara

sankha-cakra-gada-padma-sarnga-venu-dhara

SYNONYMS

prathame—at first; sat-bhuja—six-armed; tanre—unto Him; dekhaila—showed; isvara—the Lord; sankha—conchshell; cakra—disc; gada—club; padma—lotus flower; sarnga—bow; venu—flute; dhara—carrying.

One day Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu exhibited to Lord Nityananda Prabhu a six-armed form bearing a conchshell, disc, club, lotus flower, bow and flute.