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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 10.34
সদাশিবপণ্ডিত যাঁর প্রভুপদে আশ ।
প্রথমেই নিত্যানন্দের যাঁর ঘরে বাস ॥ ৩৪ ॥
sadāśiva-paṇḍita yāṅra prabhu-pade āśa
prathamei nityānandera yāṅra ghare vāsa
Sadāśiva Paṇḍita, the twelfth branch, was always eager to serve the lotus feet of the Lord. It was his good fortune that when Lord Nityānanda came to Navadvīpa He resided at his house.
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Sadāśiva Paṇḍita, the twelfth branch, was always eager to serve the lotus feet of the Lord.
The Caitanya-bhāgavata describes him as a pure devotee.
When Lord Nityānanda came to Navadvīpa, He resided at Sadāśiva Paṇḍita’s house. This was Sadāśiva Paṇḍita’s good fortune.
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”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lotus feet”
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: “serve”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can Sadāśiva Paṇḍita’s eagerness encourage your own desire to serve?
Choose one small act of service to the Lord today and do it with eagerness.
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