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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.324

The Branches of Nityānanda and Advaita

“The eleventh chapter describes the branch called Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu. The twelfth chapter describes the branch called Śrī Advaita Prabhu.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 17.324, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The eleventh chapter describes the branch called Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu.
  • The twelfth chapter describes the branch called Śrī Advaita Prabhu.
  • Each of these branches is described in its own chapter.

Try this today

Write the two chapter numbers with the name of the branch each describes.

Ask yourself

How does this chapter outline help me distinguish the two branches?

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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