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Companions Staying with Govinda

“Both Haridāsa senior and Haridāsa junior, who were musicians, as well as Rāmāi and Nandāi, used to stay with Govinda.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 10.149, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Haridāsa senior and Haridāsa junior used to stay with Govinda.
  • Both Haridāsas were musicians.
  • Rāmāi and Nandāi also used to stay with Govinda.

Try this today

Read the names aloud once, noting which two companions were musicians.

Ask yourself

What details help me distinguish the companions named in this verse?

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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