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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Ādi-līlā · Chapter 10: The Trunk, Branches and Subbranches of the Caitanya Tree
Ādi 10.43Ādi 10.45

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.44

তাঁহার অনন্ত গুণ,—কহি দিঙ্মাত্র ।

আচার্য গোসাঞি যাঁরে ভুঞ্জায় শ্রাদ্ধপাত্র ॥ ৪৪ ॥

tāṅhāra ananta guṇa — kahi diṅmātra

ācārya gosāñi yāṅre bhuñjāya śrāddha-pātra

Translation

There was no end to the transcendental qualities of Haridāsa Ṭhākura. Here I mention but a fraction of his qualities. He was so exalted that Advaita Gosvāmī, when performing the śrāddha ceremony of his father, offered him the first plate.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Exalted Qualities Deserve Honor

  1. 1

    There was no end to the transcendental qualities of Haridāsa Ṭhākura.

  2. 2

    The author mentions only a fraction of those qualities.

  3. 3

    Advaita Gosvāmī honored Haridāsa Ṭhākura by offering him the first plate when performing his father’s śrāddha ceremony.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Ādi 10: The Trunk, Branches and Subbranches of the Caitanya Tree

Śrīla Prabhupāda's summary of this chapter:

This chapter describes the branches of the tree named Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tāṅhāraHaridāsa Ṭhākura’s
  2. anantaunlimited
  3. guṇaqualities
  4. kahiI speak
  5. diṅ-mātraonly a small part
  6. ācārya gosāñiŚrī Advaita Ācārya Prabhu
  7. yāṅreto whom
  8. bhuñjāyaoffered to eat
  9. śrāddha-pātraprasādam offered to Lord Viṣṇu
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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: “haridāsa”

  • 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: “offered”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do you show appreciation for the good qualities of a devotee?

Practice

Express appreciation today for one good quality you have noticed in a devotee.

Live this todayExalted Qualities Deserve HonorThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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