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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 10.12
‘আচার্যরত্ন’ নাম ধরে বড় এক শাখা ।
তাঁর পরিকর, তাঁর শাখা–উপশাখা ॥ ১২ ॥
‘ācāryaratna’ nāma dhare baḍa eka śākhā
tāṅra parikara, tāṅra śākhā-upaśākhā
Another big branch was Ācāryaratna, and his associates were subbranches.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Ācāryaratna was another big branch.
He had associates connected with him.
His associates are described as subbranches.
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.
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”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “associates”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the image of branches and subbranches help you remember Ācāryaratna and his associates?
Draw a branch labeled Ācāryaratna, with smaller branches labeled “associates.”
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