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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 10.150

অচ্যুতানন্দ—অদ্বৈত–আচার্য–তনয় ।

নীলাচলে রহে প্রভুর চরণ আশ্রয় ॥ ১৫০ ॥

acyutānanda — advaita-ācārya-tanaya

nīlācale rahe prabhura caraṇa āśraya

Translation

Acyutānanda, the thirty-fifth devotee, was the son of Advaita Ācārya. He also lived with Lord Caitanya, taking shelter of His lotus feet at Jagannātha Purī.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Taking Shelter of Lord Caitanya

  1. 1

    Acyutānanda was the thirty-fifth devotee named.

  2. 2

    He was the son of Advaita Ācārya.

  3. 3

    He lived with Lord Caitanya at Jagannātha Purī, taking shelter of His lotus feet.

Key points from the purport
  • There is a statement about Acyutānanda in chapter twelve, verse 13, of the Ādi-līlā.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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. acyutānandaAcyutānanda
  2. advaita-ācārya-tanayathe son of Advaita Ācārya
  3. nīlācaleat Jagannātha Purī
  4. rahestays
  5. prabhuraof Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  6. caraṇalotus feet
  7. āśrayataking shelter
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “shelter”, “lotus feet”

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

What does taking shelter of Lord Caitanya mean to me?

Practice

Offer a short prayer to Lord Caitanya, asking for shelter at His lotus feet.

Live this todayTaking Shelter of Lord CaitanyaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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