Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 11.37
Single-Minded Devotion to Nityānanda Prabhu
“The twenty-second devotee of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu was Kālā Kṛṣṇadāsa, who was the ninth cowherd boy. He was a first-class Vaiṣṇava and did not know anything beyond Nityānanda Prabhu.”
What the purport teaches
- Kālā Kṛṣṇadāsa was the twenty-second devotee of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu and the ninth cowherd boy.
- He was a first-class Vaiṣṇava who did not know anything beyond Nityānanda Prabhu.
- Also known as Kāliyā Kṛṣṇadāsa, he was formerly the cowherd boy Lavaṅga. He was one of the twelve cowherd boys.
Try this today
Give one undistracted minute today to remembering Nityānanda Prabhu.
Ask yourself
What impresses you about Kālā Kṛṣṇadāsa’s complete devotion to Nityānanda Prabhu?
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.