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Remember Advaita Ācārya’s Three Branches

“Thus I have briefly described the three branches [Acyutānanda, Kṛṣṇa Miśra and Gopāla] of Śrī Advaita Ācārya’s descendants.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 12.77, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author has described three branches of Śrī Advaita Ācārya’s descendants.
  • These three branches are Acyutānanda, Kṛṣṇa Miśra and Gopāla.
  • The description is brief rather than extensive.

Try this today

Read the names Acyutānanda, Kṛṣṇa Miśra and Gopāla aloud once, remembering them as Śrī Advaita Ācārya’s three branches.

Ask yourself

Which of these three names can I recall from the description?

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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