Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.301
Personal Associates Serve in Distinct Transcendental Moods
“Personal associates like Gadādhara, Svarūpa Dāmodara, Rāmānanda Rāya, and the six Gosvāmīs (headed by Rūpa Gosvāmī) are all situated in their respective transcendental humors. Thus the Lord submits to various positions in various transcendental mellows.”
What the purport teaches
- Gadādhara, Svarūpa Dāmodara, Rāmānanda Rāya and the six Gosvāmīs, headed by Rūpa Gosvāmī, are situated in their respective transcendental humors. The Lord submits to various positions in these transcendental mellows.
- Although Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu appeared as a devotee, He is Kṛṣṇa Himself, the son of Nanda Mahārāja. Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu, who appeared as His assistant, is Baladeva, the carrier of the plow.
- Advaita Ācārya is the incarnation of Sadāśiva from the spiritual world. The devotees headed by Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura are the Lord’s marginal energy, whereas those headed by Gadādhara Paṇḍita are manifestations of His internal potency.
Try this today
Choose one identity stated in the purport and reread it alongside the description of the associates’ personal service.
Ask yourself
How does understanding the associates’ identities deepen your appreciation of their individual service?
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.