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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.35
শ্রীনৃসিংহ–উপাসক—প্রদ্যুম্ন ব্রহ্মচারী ।
প্রভু তাঁর নাম কৈলা ‘নৃসিংহানন্দ’ করি’ ॥ ৩৫ ॥
śrī-nṛsiṁha-upāsaka — pradyumna brahmacārī
prabhu tāṅra nāma kailā ‘nṛsiṁhānanda’ kari’
The thirteenth branch was Pradyumna Brahmacārī. Since he was a worshiper of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu changed his name to Nṛsiṁhānanda Brahmacārī.
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Pradyumna Brahmacārī was a great devotee of Lord Caitanya and a worshiper of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu changed his name to Nṛsiṁhānanda Brahmacārī.
Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu appeared in Nṛsiṁhānanda Brahmacārī’s heart. Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva was also manifest in his heart, and it is said that He spoke with him directly.
Nṛsiṁhānanda absorbed himself in meditation and mentally constructed a beautiful road for Lord Caitanya toward Vṛndāvana. He then told the devotees that the Lord would travel only as far as Kānāi Nāṭaśālā.
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”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does Nṛsiṁhānanda Brahmacārī’s meditation show you about engaging the mind in service?
Spend one quiet minute thinking of a service you would like to offer the Lord.
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