Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 11.42
Vaiṣṇavānanda’s Greatness in Devotional Service
“The twenty-seventh prominent devotee of Nityānanda Prabhu was Ācārya Vaiṣṇavānanda, a great personality in devotional service. He was formerly known as Raghunātha Purī.”
What the purport teaches
- Ācārya Vaiṣṇavānanda was the twenty-seventh prominent devotee of Nityānanda Prabhu and a great personality in devotional service.
- He was formerly known as Raghunātha Purī.
- The Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā says that Raghunātha Purī was previously very powerful in the eight mystic successes. He was an incarnation of one of these successes.
Try this today
Read the translation again and note its description of Vaiṣṇavānanda’s devotional service.
Ask yourself
What quality does the translation emphasize in describing Ācārya Vaiṣṇavānanda’s greatness?
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.