Pramāṇa (Śāstra reference)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi 17.12–13 states that Nityānanda Prabhu met Lord Caitanya and received darśana of His six-armed form. In His six hands the Lord held a conch, disc, club, lotus, Śārṅga bow and flute.
Saṅkṣepa (short meaning)
After Nityānanda Prabhu’s arrival, Lord Caitanya disclosed His extraordinary six-armed form to Him. This darśana shows that the one Supreme Lord manifests different eternal forms and energies. Nityānanda beholds the Lord with loving reverence, recognizing the One whose mission He came to support — the distribution of the Holy Name.
Śāstra-pramāṇa (key points from the text)
The two Lords meet
Nityānanda Prabhu comes to Lord Caitanya and receives a special darśana (17.12).
(Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi 17.12)
(Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi 17.12)
Six arms
The Lord reveals one form with exactly six arms (17.12–13).
(Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi 17.13)
(Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi 17.13)
Four attributes of Viṣṇu
The conch, disc, club and lotus are explicitly named in 17.13.
(Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi 17.13)
(Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi 17.13)
The Śārṅga bow
In one hand the Lord holds the divine Śārṅga bow (17.13).
(Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi 17.13)
(Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi 17.13)
Kṛṣṇa’s flute
The flute completes the six attributes listed for this form (17.13).
(Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi 17.13)
(Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi 17.13)
Tattva (essential teaching) — with śāstra
Unity of divine manifestations
The six-armed form reveals to Nityānanda the identity of the Supreme Lord’s various manifestations.
Darśana comes by mercy
Nityānanda could see this form because the Lord personally chose to reveal it (17.12).
Nityānanda knows Mahāprabhu’s mission
The darśana strengthens Nityānanda’s intimate cooperation with the mission of spreading the Holy Name.
Scripture governs the image
The number of arms and every attribute come directly from 17.13 rather than artistic invention.
Sevā today (practice for this day)
1. Ask for mercy to serve
Before japa, ask the Lord to reveal how you can serve the mission of the Holy Name today.
2. Serve together
Assist another devotee in one concrete service, following the cooperative spirit of Mahāprabhu and Nityānanda.
3. Read the exact verses
Open Cc. Ādi 17.12–13 and verify all six attributes of the Lord’s form in the text.
Nityānanda Prabhu received darśana of Lord Caitanya’s six-armed form.
— Brief paraphrase of Cc. Ādi 17.12
How to use this darśanam page
View the image, read the narration and śāstra-pramāṇa, contemplate the tattva, and complete the practice through seva. Follow the sequence: darśana → śravaṇa → manana → seva.