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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 12.83

Always Filled With Love of Kṛṣṇa

“The thirteenth branch was Vāṇīnātha Brahmacārī, and the fourteenth was Vallabha-caitanya dāsa. Both of these great personalities were always filled with love of Kṛṣṇa.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 12.83, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Vāṇīnātha Brahmacārī was the thirteenth branch, and Vallabha-caitanya dāsa was the fourteenth.
  • Both of these great personalities were always filled with love of Kṛṣṇa.
  • Nalinī-mohana Gosvāmī was a disciple of Vallabha-caitanya. He established a temple of Madana-gopāla in Navadvīpa.

Try this today

Spend a quiet minute reflecting on love of Kṛṣṇa as the quality highlighted in these two devotees.

Ask yourself

What does being always filled with love of Kṛṣṇa mean to you?

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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