Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 12.85
Respect Those Who Distribute Love of Godhead
“The nineteenth branch was Śrī Hari Ācārya; the twentieth, Sādipuriyā Gopāla; the twenty-first, Kṛṣṇadāsa Brahmacārī; and the twenty-second, Puṣpagopāla.”
What the purport teaches
- Hari Ācārya was formerly the gopī Kālākṣī. Sādipuriyā Gopāla is celebrated as a preacher of the Hare Kṛṣṇa movement in Vikramapura.
- Kṛṣṇadāsa Brahmacārī was formerly Indulekhā, among the aṣṭa-sakhīs, and lived in Vṛndāvana. Puṣpagopāla was formerly known as Svarṇagrāmaka.
- Some identify Kṛṣṇadāsa’s tomb in the Rādhā-Dāmodara temple with Kṛṣṇadāsa Brahmacārī, and others with Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī. The purport offers respects in either case, because both expertly distributed love of Godhead to the fallen souls of this age.
Try this today
Offer respects to Kṛṣṇadāsa Brahmacārī and Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī, remembering their distribution of love of Godhead.
Ask yourself
How does the purport’s response to uncertainty about the tomb guide your respect for these devotees?
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.