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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 10.133

রামানন্দ রায়, পট্টনায়ক গোপীনাথ ।

কলানিধি, সুধানিধি, নায়ক বাণীনাথ ॥ ১৩৩ ॥

rāmānanda rāya, paṭṭanāyaka gopīnātha

kalānidhi, sudhānidhi, nāyaka vāṇīnātha

Translation

The five sons of Bhavānanda Rāya were Rāmānanda Rāya, Paṭṭanāyaka Gopīnātha, Kalānidhi, Sudhānidhi and Nāyaka Vāṇīnātha.

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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.

The Five Sons of Bhavānanda Rāya

  1. 1

    Bhavānanda Rāya had five sons.

  2. 2

    Two of his sons were Rāmānanda Rāya and Paṭṭanāyaka Gopīnātha.

  3. 3

    The other three were Kalānidhi, Sudhānidhi and Nāyaka Vāṇīnātha.

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. rāmānanda rāyaRāmānanda Rāya
  2. paṭṭanāyaka gopīnāthaPaṭṭanāyaka Gopīnātha
  3. kalānidhiKalānidhi
  4. sudhānidhiSudhānidhi
  5. nāyaka vāṇīnāthaNāyaka Vāṇīnātha
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling

    Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “bhavānanda”

  • Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana

    The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “gopīnātha”

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

Which of these five names can you remember after reading the translation?

Practice

Read the five sons’ names aloud once, then try to recall them.

Live this todayThe Five Sons of Bhavānanda RāyaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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