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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.37
শ্রীমান্পণ্ডিত শাখা—প্রভুর নিজ ভৃত্য ।
দেউটি ধরেন, যবে প্রভু করেন নৃত্য ॥ ৩৭ ॥
śrīmān-paṇḍita śākhā — prabhura nija bhṛtya
deuṭi dharena, yabe prabhu karena nṛtya
The fifteenth branch was Śrīmān Paṇḍita, who was a constant servitor of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. He used to carry a torch while the Lord danced.
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Śrīmān Paṇḍita, the fifteenth branch, was a constant servitor of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
He was among the Lord’s companions when the Lord performed saṅkīrtana.
When Lord Caitanya dressed as the goddess Lakṣmī and danced in the streets of Navadvīpa, Śrīmān Paṇḍita carried a torch to light the way.
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”
Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “saṅkīrtana”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What simple supporting service could you perform steadily?
Do one small practical task today to help a devotional gathering or activity.
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