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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.107

শ্রীনাথ পণ্ডিত—প্রভুর কৃপার ভাজন ।

যাঁর কৃষ্ণসেবা দেখি’ বশ ত্রিভুবন ॥ ১০৭ ॥

śrīnātha paṇḍita — prabhura kṛpāra bhājana

yāṅra kṛṣṇa-sevā dekhi’ vaśa tri-bhuvana

Translation

Śrīnātha Paṇḍita, the forty-ninth branch, was the beloved recipient of all the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Everyone in the three worlds was astonished to see how he worshiped Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Śrīnātha Paṇḍita’s Wonderful Worship

  1. 1

    Śrīnātha Paṇḍita was the beloved recipient of all the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. His worship of Lord Kṛṣṇa astonished everyone in the three worlds.

  2. 2

    He established a temple with Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa mūrtis at Kāṅcaḍāpāḍā. The Deity is named Śrī Kṛṣṇa Rāya.

  3. 3

    Śrīnātha Paṇḍita was a disciple of Advaita Prabhu. He was the spiritual master of Paramānanda Kavi-karṇapūra, the third son of Śivānanda Sena.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīnātha Paṇḍita established another temple there with Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa mūrtis.
  • The Deity of that temple is named Śrī Kṛṣṇa Rāya.
  • The temple of Kṛṣṇa Rāya, which was constructed in the year 1708 Śakābda [A.D.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Ādi 10: The Trunk, Branches and Subbranches of the Caitanya Tree

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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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śrīnātha paṇḍitaŚrīnātha Paṇḍita
  2. prabhuraof the Lord
  3. kṛpāraof mercy
  4. bhājanareceiver
  5. yāṅrawhose
  6. kṛṣṇa-sevāworship of Lord Kṛṣṇa
  7. dekhi’seeing
  8. vaśasubjugated
  9. tri-bhuvanaall the three worlds
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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: “branch”

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “mercy”

  • Rādhā-bhāva · The confidential inner purpose

    The Lord’s desire to taste the love and perspective of Śrī Rādhā, illuminated by later ecstatic pastimes. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “rādhā-kṛṣṇa”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What inspires you about Śrīnātha Paṇḍita’s worship of Lord Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Spend a quiet moment today offering your respects to Lord Kṛṣṇa, remembering Śrīnātha Paṇḍita’s worship.

Live this todayŚrīnātha Paṇḍita’s Wonderful WorshipThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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