Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 10.148
Remembering the Lord's Devotees in Purī
“Among the devotees who lived with Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī, Rāmabhadra Ācārya was the twenty-sixth, Siṁheśvara the twenty-seventh, Tapana Ācārya the twenty-eighth, Raghunātha Bhaṭṭācārya the twenty-ninth and Nīlāmbara the thirtieth.”
What the purport teaches
- Rāmabhadra Ācārya and Siṁheśvara were the twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh devotees listed among those living with Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī.
- Tapana Ācārya and Raghunātha Bhaṭṭācārya were the twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth.
- Nīlāmbara was the thirtieth among these devotees who lived with the Lord.
Try this today
Read the five devotees' names aloud once, remembering that they lived with Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī.
Ask yourself
Which of these devotees' names can I remember after reading this verse?
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.