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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 10.21

পণ্ডিত জগদানন্দ প্রভুর প্রাণরূপ ।

লোকে খ্যাত যেঁহো সত্যভামার স্বরূপ ॥ ২১ ॥

paṇḍita jagadānanda prabhura prāṇa-rūpa

loke khyāta yeṅho satyabhāmāra svarūpa

Translation

Paṇḍita Jagadānanda, the sixth branch of the Caitanya tree, was celebrated as the life and soul of the Lord. He is known to have been an incarnation of Satyabhāmā [one of the chief queens of Lord Kṛṣṇa].

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Jagadānanda Paṇḍita, the Lord’s Constant Companion

  1. 1

    Paṇḍita Jagadānanda was the sixth branch of the Caitanya tree and was celebrated as the life and soul of the Lord.

  2. 2

    He is known to have been an incarnation of Satyabhāmā, one of the chief queens of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

  3. 3

    He was Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s constant companion. He especially took part in all the Lord’s pastimes in the houses of Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita and Candraśekhara Ācārya.

Key points from the purport
  • There are many dealings of Jagadānanda Paṇḍita with Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
  • Most importantly, he was the Lord’s constant companion and especially took part in all the pastimes of the Lord in the houses of Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita and Candraśekhara Ācārya.

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. paṇḍita jagadānandaPaṇḍita Jagadānanda
  2. prabhuraof the Lord
  3. prāṇa-rūpalife and soul
  4. lokein the world
  5. khyātacelebrated
  6. yeṅhowho
  7. satyabhāmāraof Satyabhāmā
  8. svarūpapersonification
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Key ideas in this 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”

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 inspires you about Jagadānanda Paṇḍita’s constant companionship with the Lord?

Practice

Write one sentence about the quality you appreciate in Jagadānanda Paṇḍita’s companionship.

Live this todayJagadānanda Paṇḍita, the Lord’s Constant CompanionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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