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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 10.123

কেবল নীলাচলে প্রভুর যে যে ভক্তগণ ।

সংক্ষেপে করিয়ে কিছু সে সব কথন ॥ ১২৩ ॥

kevala nīlācale prabhura ye ye bhakta-gaṇa

saṅkṣepe kariye kichu se saba kathana

Translation

Let me briefly describe some of the devotees of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in Jagannātha Purī.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Hearing About the Devotees in Jagannātha Purī

  1. 1

    The author now turns to the devotees of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in Jagannātha Purī.

  2. 2

    He will describe some of these devotees, rather than give a complete account.

  3. 3

    The description will be brief, introducing the reader to these devotees.

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. kevalaonly
  2. nīlācalein Jagannātha Purī
  3. prabhuraof the Lord
  4. ye yeall those
  5. bhakta-gaṇadevotees
  6. saṅkṣepein brief
  7. kariyeI do
  8. kichusome
  9. se sabaall those
  10. kathananarration
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What would you like to notice as you learn about these devotees?

Practice

Read this introduction slowly and prepare to learn the names of the devotees described next.

Live this todayHearing About the Devotees in Jagannātha PurīThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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