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  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 10.77Ādi 10.80

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Ādi 10.78-79

খণ্ডবাসী মুকুন্দদাস, শ্রীরঘুনন্দন ।

নরহরিদাস, চিরঞ্জীব, সুলোচন ॥ ৭৮ ॥

এই সব মহাশাখা—চৈতন্য–কৃপাধাম ।

প্রেম–ফল–ফুল করে যাহাঁ তাহাঁ দান ॥ ৭৯ ॥

khaṇḍavāsī mukunda-dāsa, śrī-raghunandana

narahari-dāsa, cirañjīva, sulocana

Translation

Śrī Khaṇḍavāsī Mukunda and his son Raghunandana were the thirty-ninth branch of the tree, Narahari was the fortieth, Cirañjīva the forty-first and Sulocana the forty-second. They were all big branches of the all-merciful tree of Caitanya Mahāprabhu. They distributed the fruits and flowers of love of Godhead anywhere and everywhere.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Distributing Love of Godhead Everywhere

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    Mukunda and Raghunandana, Narahari, Cirañjīva and Sulocana were big branches of the all-merciful tree of Caitanya Mahāprabhu. They distributed the fruits and flowers of love of Godhead everywhere.

  2. 2

    Mukunda dāsa was very dear to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. His wonderful devotion and love for Kṛṣṇa are described in the Caitanya-caritāmṛta.

  3. 3

    Raghunandana was Mukunda dāsa’s son. The purport states that he used to serve a Deity of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrī Mukunda dāsa was the son of Nārāyaṇa dāsa and eldest brother of Narahari Sarakāra.
  • Descendants of Raghunandana dāsa still live four miles west of Katwa in the village named Śrīkhaṇḍa, where Raghunandana dāsa used to live.
  • In the Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā (175) it is stated that the gopī whose name was Vṛndādevī became Mukunda dāsa, lived in Śrīkhaṇḍa village and was very dear to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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. khaṇḍa-vāsī mukunda-dāsaMukunda dāsa, a resident of Śrīkhaṇḍa
  2. śrī-raghunandanaRaghunandana
  3. narahari-dāsaNarahari dāsa
  4. cirañjīvaCirañjīva
  5. sulocanaSulocana
  6. ei sabaall of them
  7. mahā-śākhāgreat branches
  8. caitanya-kṛpā-dhāmaof Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the reservoir of mercy
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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”, “branches”

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “love of godhead”, “love for krsna”

  • Audārya · Love that moves outward

    The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “distributed”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might you share something of love for Kṛṣṇa with another person?

Practice

Share one sentence from this translation with someone who would welcome it.

Live this todayDistributing Love of Godhead EverywhereThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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