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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 10.147

Singers in Lord Caitanya's Company

“Baḍa Haridāsa and Choṭa Haridāsa, the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth devotees in Nīlācala, were good singers who always accompanied Lord Caitanya.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 10.147, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Baḍa Haridāsa and Choṭa Haridāsa were the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth devotees in Nīlācala.
  • They were good singers who always accompanied Lord Caitanya.
  • The purport notes that Choṭa Haridāsa was later banished from the company of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Try this today

Spend a few minutes singing devotionally today, remembering these singers who accompanied Lord Caitanya.

Ask yourself

How can I value the opportunity to use my abilities in devotional company?

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.

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