Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 12.58
Devotees Among Advaita Ācārya’s Branches
“Bhāgavata Ācārya, Viṣṇudāsa Ācārya, Cakrapāṇi Ācārya and Ananta Ācārya were the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth branches of Advaita Ācārya.”
What the purport teaches
- Bhāgavata Ācārya, Viṣṇudāsa Ācārya, Cakrapāṇi Ācārya and Ananta Ācārya were the sixth through ninth branches of Advaita Ācārya. Viṣṇudāsa Ācārya attended the Khetari-mahotsava with Acyutānanda.
- Bhāgavata Ācārya was later counted among Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s followers and compiled the famous Prema-taraṅgiṇī. He formerly lived in Vṛndāvana as Śveta-mañjarī.
- Ananta Ācārya was formerly Sudevī, one of the eight principal gopīs. Although among Advaita Ācārya’s followers, he later became an important devotee of Gadādhara Gosvāmī.
Try this today
Write down one devotee named here and one detail the text gives about him.
Ask yourself
Which detail about these devotees helps me remember them as individuals?
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.