Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 11.23
Sundarānanda’s Intimate Service and Love
“Sundarānanda, another branch of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu, was Lord Nityānanda’s most intimate servant. Lord Nityānanda Prabhu perceived the life of Vrajabhūmi in his company.”
What the purport teaches
- Sundarānanda was an ocean of love of Godhead and the chief associate of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu.
- He was Sudāmā in kṛṣṇa-līlā, one of the twelve cowherd boys who came with Balarāma when He descended as Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu.
- Sundarānanda was Lord Nityānanda’s most intimate servant. In his company, Lord Nityānanda perceived the life of Vrajabhūmi.
Try this today
Write down one quality of Sundarānanda from this passage that you wish to remember.
Ask yourself
What touches you about the companionship of Sundarānanda and Lord Nityānanda?
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.