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Advaita Ācārya’s Twenty-Fifth Through Twenty-Eighth Branches

“Śrīvatsa Paṇḍita, Haridāsa Brahmacārī, Puruṣottama Brahmacārī and Kṛṣṇadāsa were the twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth, twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth branches of Advaita Ācārya.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 12.62, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrīvatsa Paṇḍita was the twenty-fifth branch of Advaita Ācārya.
  • Haridāsa Brahmacārī and Puruṣottama Brahmacārī were the twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh branches.
  • Kṛṣṇadāsa was the twenty-eighth branch of Advaita Ācārya.

Try this today

Read the four names, then try to recall them once without looking.

Ask yourself

What helps me remember these four names and their connection with Advaita Ācārya?

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.

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