sarva-lokera karibe ihaá¹… dhÄraṇa, poá¹£aṇa
'viÅ›vambhara' nÄma ihÄra, — ei ta' kÄraṇa
sarva-lokera - of all people; karibe - will do; ihaá¹… - this child; dhÄraṇa - protection; poá¹£aṇa - maintenance; viÅ›vambhara - the name ViÅ›vambhara; nÄma - name; ihÄra - His; ei - this; ta' - certainly; kÄraṇa - the reason.
“In the future this child will protect and maintain all the world. For this reason He is to be called ViÅ›vambhara.â€
The Caitanya-bhÄgavata confirms that ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu, by His birth, has made the whole world peaceful, as in the past NÄrÄyaṇa protected this earth in His incarnation as VarÄha. Because of His protecting and maintaining this world in the present Kali-yuga, Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu is known as ViÅ›vambhara, which refers to one who feeds the entire world. The movement inaugurated by ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu when He was present five hundred years ago is again being propagated all over the world, and factually we are seeing its practical results. People are being saved, protected and maintained by this Hare Kṛṣṇa movement. Thousands of followers, especially Western youths, are taking part in this Hare Kṛṣṇa movement, and how safe and happy they feel can be understood from the expressions of gratitude in their hundreds and thousands of letters. The name ViÅ›vambhara is also mentioned in the Atharva-veda-saá¹hitÄ (3.3.16.5): viÅ›vambhara viÅ›vena mÄ bharasÄ pÄhi svÄhÄ.
