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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 10.53

The Family's Exalted Identity

“You are Mahārāja Pāṇḍu himself, and your wife is Kuntīdevī herself. All your highly intellectual sons are representatives of the five Pāṇḍavas.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 10.53, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu identified Bhavānanda Rāya as Mahārāja Pāṇḍu himself.
  • He identified Bhavānanda Rāya's wife as Kuntīdevī herself.
  • He described their highly intellectual sons as representatives of the five Pāṇḍavas.

Try this today

Write down the three identifications made in this verse.

Ask yourself

How do these words deepen your appreciation of the family being honored?

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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