Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 10.110
Devotion Through Kīrtana and Personal Service
“The fifty-fifth branch was Śrīnātha Miśra, the fifty-sixth was Śubhānanda, the fifty-seventh was Śrīrāma, the fifty-eighth was Īśāna, the fifty-ninth was Śrīnidhi, the sixtieth was Śrī Gopīkānta, and the sixty-first was Miśra Bhagavān.”
What the purport teaches
- The branches named here are Śrīnātha Miśra, Śubhānanda, Śrīrāma, Īśāna, Śrīnidhi, Śrī Gopīkānta and Miśra Bhagavān.
- Śubhānanda formerly lived in Vṛndāvana as Mālatī. He was one of the kīrtana performers who danced before the Ratha-yātrā car during the Jagannātha festival.
- Īśāna was the personal servant of Śrīmatī Śacīdevī, who showered great mercy upon him. He was also very dear to Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Try this today
Make a two-line note pairing Śubhānanda with kīrtana and Īśāna with service to Śrīmatī Śacīdevī.
Ask yourself
What do you appreciate about the services of Śubhānanda and Īśāna?
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.