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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 10.11
চারি ভাই সবংশে করে চৈতন্যের সেবা ।
গৌরচন্দ্র বিনা নাহি জানে দেবী–দেবা ॥ ১১ ॥
cāri bhāi sa-vaṁśe kare caitanyera sevā
gauracandra vinā nāhi jāne devī-devā
These four brothers and their family members fully engaged in the service of Lord Caitanya. They knew no other god or goddess.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The four brothers and their family members fully engaged in Lord Caitanya’s service. They knew no other god or goddess.
Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura teaches that a pure, staunch devotee should not take shelter of demigods or goddesses.
The purport rejects equating demigod worship with worship of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Worship of demigods or self-proclaimed incarnations should never be confused with pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
The purport of CC Ādi 10.11 quotesBG 7.20
They have lost their knowledge, as confirmed in the Bhagavad-gītā (7.20): kāmais tais tair hṛta-jñānāḥ prapadyante’nya-devatāḥ.
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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
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “shelter”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What helps you keep your devotional service focused rather than mixed with other shelters?
Choose one small act of service today and consciously dedicate it to Lord Caitanya.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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