Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 10.135-136
A Great King Receives Personal Service
“King Pratāparudra of Orissa, the Oriyā devotees Kṛṣṇānanda and Śivānanda, and Paramānanda Mahāpātra, Bhagavān Ācārya, Brahmānanda Bhāratī, Śrī Śikhi Māhiti and Murāri Māhiti constantly associated with Caitanya Mahāprabhu while He resided in Jagannātha Purī.”
What the purport teaches
- King Pratāparudra and the other named devotees constantly associated with Caitanya Mahāprabhu while He resided in Jagannātha Purī.
- Pratāparudra Mahārāja was the Emperor of Orissa and a great devotee of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Rāmānanda Rāya and Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya arranged for him to serve the Lord personally.
- The purport identifies Pratāparudra as King Indradyumna reborn in his own family. The drama Caitanya-candrodaya was written under Pratāparudra’s direction.
Try this today
Write down how Rāmānanda Rāya and Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya helped Pratāparudra personally serve the Lord.
Ask yourself
What does Pratāparudra’s personal service invite you to consider about the place of service in your own life?
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.