# Cc. Antya 2.53 > ‘প্রদ্যুম্ন ব্রহ্মচারী’ — তাঁর নিজ-নাম । > ‘নৃসিংহানন্দ’ নাম তাঁর কৈলা গৌরধাম ॥৫৩॥ ## Text > 'pradyumna brahmacārī'—tāṅra nija-nāma > 'nṛsiṁhānanda' nāma tāṅra kailā gaura-dhāma ## Synonyms *pradyumna brahmacārī*—Pradyumna Brahmacārī; *tāṅra*—his; *nija-nāma*—real name; *nṛsiṁhānanda*—Nṛsiṁhānanda; *nāma*—name; *tāṅra*—his; *kailā gaura-dhāma*—was given by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. ## Translation **His real name was Pradyumna Brahmacārī. The name Nṛsiṁhānanda had been given to him by Lord Gaurasundara Himself.**