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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.10
দুই শাখার উপশাখায় তাঁ–সবার গণন ।
যাঁর গৃহে মহাপ্রভুর সদা সংকীর্তন ॥ ১০ ॥
dui śākhāra upaśākhāya tāṅ-sabāra gaṇana
yāṅra gṛhe mahāprabhura sadā saṅkīrtana
There is no counting the subbranches of these two branches. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu held congregational chanting daily at the house of Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita.
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The subbranches of these two branches cannot be counted.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu held congregational chanting daily.
This chanting took place at the house of Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita.
Belonging and gratitude. Many devotees become branches of one living network of devotion.
The mood of Ādi 10 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
Śrīla Prabhupāda's summary of this chapter:
This chapter describes the branches of the tree named Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Back to this verse in Ādi 10
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “chanting”, “congregational”
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “branches”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How could you make room for regular chanting with others?
Set aside a few minutes today to chant with someone.
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