Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 12.65
Innumerable Branches of Advaita Ācārya
“Vijaya Paṇḍita and Śrīrāma Paṇḍita were two important branches of Advaita Ācārya. There are innumerable branches, but I am unable to mention them all.”
What the purport teaches
- Vijaya Paṇḍita and Śrīrāma Paṇḍita were two important branches of Advaita Ācārya. The branches are too numerous for the author to mention them all.
- Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita was an incarnation of Nārada Muni.
- Śrīrāma Paṇḍita was Śrīvāsa’s younger brother. He is accepted as an incarnation of Parvata Muni, Nārada Muni’s most intimate friend.
Try this today
Write down the names of the two important branches mentioned here and one detail about Śrīrāma Paṇḍita.
Ask yourself
How does hearing of innumerable branches deepen my appreciation for Advaita Ācārya’s followers?
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.