Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 10.112
Dvija Haridāsa and His Devotee Family
“The sixty-eighth branch of the original tree was Puruṣottama, the sixty-ninth was Śrī Gālīma, the seventieth was Jagannātha dāsa, the seventy-first was Śrī Candraśekhara Vaidya, and the seventy-second was Dvija Haridāsa.”
What the purport teaches
- The branches named here are Puruṣottama, Śrī Gālīma, Jagannātha dāsa, Śrī Candraśekhara Vaidya and Dvija Haridāsa.
- The purport says there is some question about whether Dvija Haridāsa wrote Aṣṭottara-śata-nāma. His authorship is not presented as certain.
- Dvija Haridāsa had two sons, Śrīdāma and Gokulānanda, who were disciples of Śrī Advaita Ācārya. Their village was Kāñcana-gaḍiyā.
Try this today
Note the names of Dvija Haridāsa’s two sons and their spiritual master, keeping the uncertain authorship separate.
Ask yourself
Why is it helpful to notice when the purport leaves a historical detail uncertain?
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.