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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.76
গোপীনাথ সিংহ—এক চৈতন্যের দাস ।
অক্রুর বলি’ প্রভু যাঁরে কৈলা পরিহাস ॥ ৭৬ ॥
gopīnātha siṁha — eka caitanyera dāsa
akrūra bali’ prabhu yāṅre kailā parihāsa
Gopīnātha Siṁha, the thirty-eighth branch of the tree, was a faithful servant of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The Lord jokingly addressed him as Akrūra.
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Gopīnātha Siṁha was the thirty-eighth branch of the tree and a faithful servant of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
The Lord jokingly addressed him as Akrūra.
The purport confirms that he actually was Akrūra, as stated in the Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā.
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”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “gopīnātha”
Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does being a faithful servant of the Lord mean to you?
Choose one small service to the Lord and carry it out carefully today.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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