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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.147
বড় হরিদাস, আর ছোট হরিদাস ।
দুই কীর্তনীয়া রহে মহাপ্রভুর পাশ ॥ ১৪৭ ॥
baḍa haridāsa, āra choṭa haridāsa
dui kīrtanīyā rahe mahāprabhura pāśa
Baḍa Haridāsa and Choṭa Haridāsa, the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth devotees in Nīlācala, were good singers who always accompanied Lord Caitanya.
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Baḍa Haridāsa and Choṭa Haridāsa were the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth devotees in Nīlācala.
They were good singers who always accompanied Lord Caitanya.
The purport notes that Choṭa Haridāsa was later banished from the company of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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.
Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “haridāsa”
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: “company of”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I value the opportunity to use my abilities in devotional company?
Spend a few minutes singing devotionally today, remembering these singers who accompanied Lord Caitanya.
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