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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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Ādi-līlā · Chapter 10: The Trunk, Branches and Subbranches of the Caitanya Tree
Ādi 10.148Ādi 10.150

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.149

সিঙ্গাভট্ট, কামাভট্ট, দন্তুর শিবানন্দ ।

গৌড়ে পূর্ব ভৃত্য প্রভুর প্রিয় কমলানন্দ ॥ ১৪৯ ॥

siṅgābhaṭṭa, kāmābhaṭṭa, dantura śivānanda

gauḍe pūrva bhṛtya prabhura priya kamalānanda

Translation

Siṅgābhaṭṭa was the thirty-first, Kāmābhaṭṭa the thirty-second, Śivānanda the thirty-third and Kamalānanda the thirty-fourth. They all formerly served Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in Bengal, but later these servants left Bengal to live with the Lord 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.

Continuing Service in the Lord’s Company

  1. 1

    Siṅgābhaṭṭa and Kāmābhaṭṭa were the thirty-first and thirty-second servants; Śivānanda and Kamalānanda were the thirty-third and thirty-fourth.

  2. 2

    All four formerly served Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in Bengal.

  3. 3

    Later they left Bengal to live with the Lord in Jagannātha Purī.

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. siṅgābhaṭṭaSiṅgābhaṭṭa
  2. kāmābhaṭṭaKāmābhaṭṭa
  3. dantura śivānandaDantura Śivānanda
  4. gauḍein Bengal
  5. pūrvaformerly
  6. bhṛtyaservant
  7. prabhuraof the Lord
  8. priyavery dear
  9. kamalānandaKamalānanda
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Sevā · Love translated into service

    Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “served”, “servants”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I make more room for service in my daily life?

Practice

Set aside a few minutes today for a devotional service you already do.

Live this todayContinuing Service in the Lord’s CompanyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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