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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.163
সংক্ষেপে কহিল মহাপ্রভুর ভক্তগণ ।
সমগ্র বলিতে নারে ‘সহস্র–বদন’ ॥ ১৬৩ ॥
saṅkṣepe kahila mahāprabhura bhakta-gaṇa
samagra balite nāre ‘sahasra-vadana’
I have briefly described the devotees of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in different places. Even Lord Śeṣa, who has thousands of mouths, could not list them all.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The devotees of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu have been described only briefly.
These devotees are found in different places.
Even Lord Śeṣa, with thousands of mouths, could not list them all.
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.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does Lord Śeṣa’s inability to list them all show me about the multitude of devotees?
Pause after reading this verse to appreciate the devotees in different places, including those not listed.
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