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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.17
বক্রেশ্বর পণ্ডিত—প্রভুর বড় প্রিয় ভৃত্য ।
এক–ভাবে চব্বিশ প্রহর যাঁর নৃত্য ॥ ১৭ ॥
vakreśvara paṇḍita — prabhura baḍa priya bhṛtya
eka-bhāve cabbiśa prahara yāṅra nṛtya
Vakreśvara Paṇḍita, the fifth branch of the tree, was a very dear servant of Lord Caitanya’s. He could dance with constant ecstasy for seventy-two hours.
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Vakreśvara Paṇḍita, the fifth branch of the tree, was a very dear servant of Lord Caitanya. He is described as an incarnation of Aniruddha, one of the quadruple expansions of Viṣṇu.
He could dance in constant ecstasy for seventy-two continuous hours. He was one of the chief dancers in Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s dramatic performances at the house of Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita.
His many disciples in Orissa are known as Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas although they are Oriyās. Among them are Śrī Gopālaguru and his disciple Śrī Dhyānacandra Gosvāmī.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “branch”
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: “servant”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What inspires you about Vakreśvara Paṇḍita’s wholehearted service to Lord Caitanya?
Spend a quiet minute remembering Vakreśvara Paṇḍita’s joyful dancing in service to Lord Caitanya.
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