Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 10.109
Devotees Among the Caitanya Tree’s Branches
“The fifty-first branch of the Caitanya tree was Kṛṣṇadāsa Vaidya, the fifty-second was Paṇḍita Śekhara, the fifty-third was Kavicandra, and the fifty-fourth was Ṣaṣṭhīvara, who was a great saṅkīrtana performer.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛṣṇadāsa Vaidya was the fifty-first branch, and Paṇḍita Śekhara was the fifty-second.
- Kavicandra was the fifty-third branch, and Ṣaṣṭhīvara was the fifty-fourth. Ṣaṣṭhīvara was a great saṅkīrtana performer.
- The Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā says that Kavicandra was Manoharā-gopī and that Śrīnātha Miśra was Citrāṅgī.
Try this today
Read the four branch names aloud and note Ṣaṣṭhīvara’s service as a saṅkīrtana performer.
Ask yourself
Which detail helps you remember Ṣaṣṭhīvara among these devotees?
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.