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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 10.151Ādi 10.155

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Ādi 10.152-154

বারাণসী–মধ্যে প্রভুর ভক্ত তিন জন ।

চন্দ্রশেখর বৈদ্য, আর মিশ্র তপন ॥ ১৫২ ॥

রঘুনাথ ভট্টাচার্য—মিশ্রের নন্দন ।

প্রভু যবে কাশী আইলা দেখি’ বৃন্দাবন ॥ ১৫৩ ॥

চন্দ্রশেখর–গৃহে কৈল দুই মাস বাস ।

তপন–মিশ্রের ঘরে ভিক্ষা দুই মাস ॥ ১৫৪ ॥

vārāṇasī-madhye prabhura bhakta tina jana

candraśekhara vaidya, āra miśra tapana

Translation

The prominent devotees at Vārāṇasī were the physician Candraśekhara, Tapana Miśra and Raghunātha Bhaṭṭācārya, Tapana Miśra’s son. When Lord Caitanya came to Vārāṇasī after seeing Vṛndāvana, for two months He lived at the residence of Candraśekhara Vaidya and accepted prasādam at the house of Tapana Miśra.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Seeking Guidance and Welcoming the Lord

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    The prominent devotees at Vārāṇasī included the physician Candraśekhara, Tapana Miśra and his son Raghunātha Bhaṭṭācārya. After seeing Vṛndāvana, Lord Caitanya stayed at Candraśekhara Vaidya’s residence for two months and accepted prasādam at Tapana Miśra’s house.

  2. 2

    In Bengal, Tapana Miśra approached Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to discuss spiritual advancement. Favored by the Lord, he received hari-nāma initiation.

  3. 3

    By the Lord’s order, Tapana Miśra resided in Vārāṇasī. Whenever Lord Caitanya visited there, He accepted prasādam at Tapana Miśra’s home.

Key points from the purport
  • When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was in Bengal, Tapana Miśra approached Him to discuss spiritual advancement.
  • Thus he was favored by Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu and received hari-nāma initiation.
  • After that, by the order of the Lord, Tapana Miśra resided in Vārāṇasī, and when Lord Caitanya visited Vārāṇasī He would accept prasādam at the home of Tapana Miśra.

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.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. vārāṇasī-madhyeat Vārāṇasī
  2. prabhuraof Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  3. bhaktadevotees
  4. tina janathree persons
  5. candraśekhara vaidyathe clerk of the name Candraśekhara
  6. āraand
  7. miśra tapanaTapana Miśra
  8. raghunātha bhaṭṭācāryaRaghunātha Bhaṭṭācārya
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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: “vṛndāvana”

  • 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: “discuss”

  • Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life

    Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “favored”

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 sincere question about spiritual advancement would I like to seek guidance on?

Practice

Write down one question about your spiritual advancement to discuss with a devotee.

Live this todaySeeking Guidance and Welcoming the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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