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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 11.89

Honoring the Lord's Personal Associates

“Here is Rāghava Paṇḍita, here is Nandana Ācārya, there is Śrīmān Paṇḍita, and here are Śrīkānta and Nārāyaṇa.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 11.89, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Rāghava Paṇḍita, Nandana Ācārya and Śrīmān Paṇḍita are introduced.
  • Śrīkānta and Nārāyaṇa are also named as present.
  • The purport introduces a song by Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura honoring the personal associates of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Try this today

Read the five names slowly today as a small act of honoring those introduced.

Ask yourself

How can learning these names help you give thoughtful attention to the Lord's personal associates?

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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