# Cc. Antya 2.53
## 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.**