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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 10.78-79

Distributing Love of Godhead Everywhere

“Śrī Khaṇḍavāsī Mukunda and his son Raghunandana were the thirty-ninth branch of the tree, Narahari was the fortieth, Cirañjīva the forty-first and Sulocana the forty-second. They were all big branches of the all-merciful tree of Caitanya Mahāprabhu. They distributed the fruits and flowers of love of Godhead anywhere and everywhere.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 10.78-79, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Mukunda and Raghunandana, Narahari, Cirañjīva and Sulocana were big branches of the all-merciful tree of Caitanya Mahāprabhu. They distributed the fruits and flowers of love of Godhead everywhere.
  • Mukunda dāsa was very dear to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. His wonderful devotion and love for Kṛṣṇa are described in the Caitanya-caritāmṛta.
  • Raghunandana was Mukunda dāsa’s son. The purport states that he used to serve a Deity of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

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How might you share something of love for Kṛṣṇa with another person?

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