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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.333

Remembering the Pañca-tattva and Devotees

“[Herein the author again describes the Pañca-tattva.] Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya, Prabhu Nityānanda, Śrī Advaita, Gadādhara, Śrīvāsa and all the devotees of Lord Caitanya.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 17.333, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author again describes the Pañca-tattva.
  • He names Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya, Prabhu Nityānanda, Śrī Advaita, Gadādhara and Śrīvāsa.
  • He also includes all the devotees of Lord Caitanya.

Try this today

Read the names in this translation aloud slowly, including its mention of all the devotees of Lord Caitanya.

Ask yourself

What do you notice about the inclusion of all the devotees of Lord Caitanya?

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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