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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.64
প্রভুপ্রিয় গোবিন্দানন্দ মহাভাগবত ।
প্রভুর কীর্তনীয়া আদি শ্রীগোবিন্দ দত্ত ॥ ৬৪ ॥
prabhu-priya govindānanda mahābhāgavata
prabhura kīrtanīyā ādi śrī-govinda datta
Govindānanda and Govinda Datta, the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth branches of the tree, were performers of kīrtana in the company of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Govinda Datta was the principal singer in Lord Caitanya’s kīrtana party.
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Govindānanda and Govinda Datta were the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth branches of the tree. They performed kīrtana in the company of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Govinda Datta was the principal singer in Lord Caitanya’s kīrtana party.
Govinda Datta appeared in Sukhacara, a village near Khaḍadaha.
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: “branches”, “party”
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: “company 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: “kīrtana”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I make time to participate in kīrtana?
Spend a few minutes today singing the holy name.
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