Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 10.105
Devotional Company and Service to the Lord
“Śrī Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī, the forty-seventh branch, was one of the great and exalted branches of the tree. He always engaged in discourses about love of Godhead in the company of Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī was the forty-seventh branch and one of the tree’s great, exalted branches. He always discussed love of Godhead in the company of Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī.
- He and his father, Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa, had the opportunity to serve Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu during His four-month stay in their home. Gopāla Bhaṭṭa formerly belonged to the Rāmānuja-sampradāya and later became part of the Gauḍīya-sampradāya.
- Lord Caitanya was very pleased when Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī reached Vṛndāvana and met Rūpa and Sanātana Gosvāmī. He asked them to accept Gopāla Bhaṭṭa as their younger brother and care for him.
Try this today
Share one point from this verse with a devotee and invite a brief discussion about love of Godhead.
Ask yourself
How can your company with devotees include more discussion of love of Godhead?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.