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  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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Ādi-līlā · Chapter 10: The Trunk, Branches and Subbranches of the Caitanya Tree
Ādi 10.147Ādi 10.149

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.148

রামভদ্রাচার্য, আর ওঢ্র সিংহেশ্বর ।

তপন আচার্য, আর রঘু, নীলাম্বর ॥ ১৪৮ ॥

rāmabhadrācārya, āra oḍhra siṁheśvara

tapana ācārya, āra raghu, nīlāmbara

Translation

Among the devotees who lived with Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī, Rāmabhadra Ācārya was the twenty-sixth, Siṁheśvara the twenty-seventh, Tapana Ācārya the twenty-eighth, Raghunātha Bhaṭṭācārya the twenty-ninth and Nīlāmbara the thirtieth.

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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.

Remembering the Lord's Devotees in Purī

  1. 1

    Rāmabhadra Ācārya and Siṁheśvara were the twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh devotees listed among those living with Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī.

  2. 2

    Tapana Ācārya and Raghunātha Bhaṭṭācārya were the twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth.

  3. 3

    Nīlāmbara was the thirtieth among these devotees who lived with the Lord.

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. rāmabhadrācāryaRāmabhadra Ācārya
  2. āraand
  3. oḍhraresident of Orissa
  4. siṁheśvaraSiṁheśvara
  5. tapana ācāryaTapana Ācārya
  6. āra raghuand another Raghunātha
  7. nīlāmbaraNīlāmbara
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which of these devotees' names can I remember after reading this verse?

Practice

Read the five devotees' names aloud once, remembering that they lived with Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī.

Live this todayRemembering the Lord's Devotees in PurīThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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