Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 14.89
Named Devotees Follow the Lord
“Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita, Gadādhara Paṇḍita, Rāmāi, Nandāi and Śaṅkara Paṇḍita are some of the devotees who ran after Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.”
What the purport teaches
- Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, Jagadānanda Paṇḍita and Gadādhara Paṇḍita ran after Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
- Rāmāi, Nandāi and Śaṅkara Paṇḍita also ran after Him.
- These are some of the devotees who followed the Lord. The named companions give a more specific picture of the group described in the preceding verse.
Try this today
Read the six devotees’ names aloud slowly, remembering their shared action of running after the Lord.
Ask yourself
How does learning the companions’ names deepen my attention to this account?
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.