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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.53
শ্রীগদাধর দাস শাখা সর্বোপরি ।
কাজীগণের মুখে যেঁহ বোলাইল হরি ॥ ৫৩ ॥
śrī-gadādhara dāsa śākhā sarvopari
kājī-gaṇera mukhe yeṅha bolāila hari
Śrī Gadādhara dāsa, the twenty-third branch, was understood to be the topmost, for he induced all the Muslim Kazis to chant the holy name of Lord Hari.
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Śrī Gadādhara dāsa was understood to be topmost because he induced all the Muslim Kazis to chant the holy name of Lord Hari.
He is described as the bodily luster of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and an expansion of Her potency. This luster is called dyuti.
He was an associate of both Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Nityānanda Prabhu. He established a temple of Śrī Gaurasundara in Katwa.
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
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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: “chant”, “holy name”, “hari”
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”
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “associate”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I warmly encourage someone to chant the holy name?
Gently invite someone to join you in chanting the holy name of Lord Hari today.
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