# Cc. Ādi 9.16 > মধ্যমূল পরমানন্দ পুরী মহাধীর । > অষ্ট দিকে অষ্ট মূল বৃক্ষ কৈল স্থির ॥১৬॥ ## 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.**