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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 9.21

The Tree Divides Into Two Trunks

“At the top of the tree the trunk branched into two. One trunk was named Śrī Advaita Prabhu and the other Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 9.21, translation

What the purport teaches

  • At the top of the tree, the trunk branched into two.
  • One trunk was named Śrī Advaita Prabhu.
  • The other trunk was named Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu.

Try this today

Draw the trunk dividing into two and label them Śrī Advaita Prabhu and Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu.

Ask yourself

Can you recall the names of the two trunks?

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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