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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 10.53Ādi 10.55

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.54

শিবানন্দ সেন—প্রভুর ভৃত্য অন্তরঙ্গ ।

প্রভুস্থানে যাইতে সবে লয়েন যাঁর সঙ্গ ॥ ৫৪ ॥

śivānanda sena — prabhura bhṛtya antaraṅga

prabhu-sthāne yāite sabe layena yāṅra saṅga

Translation

Śivānanda Sena, the twenty-fourth branch of the tree, was an extremely confidential servant of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Everyone who went to Jagannātha Purī to visit Lord Caitanya took shelter and guidance from Śrī Śivānanda Sena.

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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.

Serve Devotees Through Shelter and Guidance

  1. 1

    Śivānanda Sena was the twenty-fourth branch of the tree.

  2. 2

    He was an extremely confidential servant of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

  3. 3

    Everyone traveling to Jagannātha Purī to visit Lord Caitanya took shelter and guidance from Śivānanda Sena.

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. śivānanda senaŚivānanda Sena
  2. prabhuraof the Lord
  3. bhṛtyaservant
  4. antaraṅgavery confidential
  5. prabhu-sthānein Jagannātha Purī, where the Lord was staying
  6. yāitewhile going
  7. sabeall
  8. layenatook
  9. yāṅrawhose
  10. saṅgashelter
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Key ideas in this 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”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “shelter”

  • 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: “servant”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I offer practical support to someone seeking to visit the Lord?

Practice

Offer one concrete piece of help to a devotee planning a visit for worship.

Live this todayServe Devotees Through Shelter and GuidanceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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