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madhya-mula paramananda puri maha-dhira

asta dike asta mula vrksa kaila sthira

SYNONYMS

madhya-mula—the middle root; paramananda puri—of the name Paramananda Puri; maha-dhira—most sober; asta dike—in the eight directions; asta mula—eight roots; vrksa—the tree; kaila sthira—fixed.

With the sober and grave Paramananda Puri as the central root and the other eight roots in the eight directions, the tree of Caitanya Mahaprabhu stood firmly.