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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.39
নন্দন–আচার্য–শাখা জগতে বিদিত ।
লুকাইয়া দুই প্রভুর যাঁর ঘরে স্থিত ॥ ৩৯ ॥
nandana-ācārya-śākhā jagate vidita
lukāiyā dui prabhura yāṅra ghare sthita
Nandana Ācārya, the seventeenth branch of the Caitanya tree, is celebrated within the world because the two Prabhus [Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda] sometimes hid in his house.
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Nandana Ācārya, the seventeenth branch, was a companion of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu during His kīrtana pastimes in Navadvīpa.
When Śrīla Nityānanda Prabhu first came to Śrī Navadvīpa-dhāma, He remained hidden in Nandana Ācārya’s house. There He first met all the devotees of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Lord Caitanya also sometimes hid in this house. When Advaita Prabhu was hiding there, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu knew and sent Rāmāi Paṇḍita to call Him.
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: “nandana”
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: “kīrtana”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What makes Nandana Ācārya’s home memorable to you?
Write one sentence recalling why Nandana Ācārya’s house is celebrated.
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