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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.29
প্রভুর অত্যন্ত প্রিয়—পণ্ডিত গঙ্গাদাস ।
যাঁহার স্মরণে হয় সর্ববন্ধ–নাশ ॥ ২৯ ॥
prabhura atyanta priya — paṇḍita gaṅgādāsa
yāṅhāra smaraṇe haya sarva-bandha-nāśa
Paṇḍita Gaṅgādāsa was the eighth dear branch of the tree of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. One who remembers his activities attains freedom from all bondage.
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Paṇḍita Gaṅgādāsa was the eighth branch of the tree of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
He is described as a dear branch of that tree.
One who remembers his activities attains freedom from all bondage.
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 this promise encourage you to remember Paṇḍita Gaṅgādāsa’s activities?
Reread this verse today and spend a quiet moment reflecting on its promise about remembering his activities.
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