Å›rÄ«mÄn-paṇá¸ita Å›ÄkhÄ — prabhura nija bhá¹›tya
deuá¹i dharena, yabe prabhu karena ná¹›tya
Å›rÄ«mÄn-paṇá¸ita - ÅšrÄ«mÄn Paṇá¸ita; Å›ÄkhÄ - branch; prabhura - of the Lord; nija - own; bhá¹›tya - servant; deuá¹i - torch light; dharena - carries; yabe - while; prabhu - Lord Caitanya; karena - does; ná¹›tya - dance.
The fifteenth branch was ÅšrÄ«mÄn Paṇá¸ita, who was a constant servitor of Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu. He used to carry a torch while the Lord danced.
ÅšrÄ«mÄn Paṇá¸ita was among the companions of Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu when the Lord performed saá¹…kÄ«rtana. When Lord Caitanya dressed Himself in the form of the goddess Laká¹£mÄ« and danced in the streets of NavadvÄ«pa, ÅšrÄ«mÄn Paṇá¸ita carried a torch to light the way.
