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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.67
খোলা–বেচা শ্রীধর প্রভুর প্রিয়দাস ।
যাঁহা–সনে প্রভু করে নিত্য পরিহাস ॥ ৬৭ ॥
kholā-vecā śrīdhara prabhura priya-dāsa
yāṅhā-sane prabhu kare nitya parihāsa
The twenty-ninth branch was Śrīdhara, a trader in banana-tree bark. He was a very dear servant of the Lord. On many occasions, the Lord played jokes on him.
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Śrīdhara was a poor brāhmaṇa who earned his living by selling banana-tree bark to be made into cups.
He spent fifty percent of his income to worship the Ganges and used the balance for his subsistence.
Śrīdhara was very dear to the Lord, who joked with him and drank water from his jug. Every year Śrīdhara went to see Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu at Jagannātha Purī.
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”
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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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does Śrīdhara’s use of his small income help you reflect on your own priorities?
Set aside a small portion of your resources for worship today.
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