Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 11.50
Remembering Devotees and Their Histories
“Vasanta was the fifty-first, Navanī Hoḍa the fifty-second, Gopāla the fifty-third, Sanātana the fifty-fourth, Viṣṇāi the fifty-fifth, Kṛṣṇānanda the fifty-sixth and Sulocana the fifty-seventh.”
What the purport teaches
- The translation lists Vasanta, Navanī Hoḍa, Gopāla, Sanātana, Viṣṇāi, Kṛṣṇānanda and Sulocana.
- Navanī Hoḍa appears to have been Hoḍa Kṛṣṇadāsa, whose father was Hari Hoḍa. The purport also records that he is sometimes said to have been the son of Rāja Kṛṣṇadāsa.
- King Kṛṣṇadāsa arranged for the marriage of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu in Śāligrāma. The purport describes Navanī Hoḍa’s descendants as reformed brāhmaṇas who initiate all classes of men.
Try this today
Write down Navanī Hoḍa’s name and one detail about him, keeping the purport’s uncertainty about his identity.
Ask yourself
Which name or detail in this account would you like to remember?
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.