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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.24
রাঘব–পণ্ডিত—প্রভুর আদ্য–অনুচর ।
তাঁর এক শাখা মুখ্য,—মকরধ্বজ কর ॥ ২৪ ॥
rāghava-paṇḍita — prabhura ādya-anucara
tāṅra eka śākhā mukhya — makaradhvaja kara
Rāghava Paṇḍita, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s original follower, is understood to have been the seventh branch. From him proceeded another subbranch, headed by Makaradhvaja Kara.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Rāghava Paṇḍita was an original follower of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. He is understood to have been the seventh branch.
From Rāghava Paṇḍita proceeded another subbranch, headed by Makaradhvaja Kara.
Kara was Makaradhvaja’s surname. The purport notes that this surname is generally found in the Kāyastha community.
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the image of a branch and subbranch help you remember the relationship described here?
Draw a branch labeled Rāghava Paṇḍita and a subbranch labeled Makaradhvaja Kara.
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