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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
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 10.86 Ādi 10.88

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 10.87

আ–সিন্ধুনদী–তীর আর হিমালয় ।

বৃন্দাবন–মথুরাদি যত তীর্থ হয় ॥ ৮৭ ॥

ā-sindhunadī-tīra āra himālaya

vṛndāvana-mathurādi yata tīrtha haya

Translation

Extending to the borders of the river Sindhu and the Himalayan Mountain valleys, these two branches expanded throughout India, including all the places of pilgrimage, such as Vṛndāvana, Mathurā and Haridvāra.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Two Branches Expanded Throughout India

1
The two branches expanded throughout India.
2
Their reach extended to the borders of the river Sindhu and the Himalayan Mountain valleys.
3
Their expansion included all the places of pilgrimage, such as Vṛndāvana, Mathurā and Haridvāra.

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

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.

ā-sindhu-nadīto the border of the river Sindhu
tīraborder
āraand
himālayathe Himalayan Mountains
vṛndāvanaVṛndāvana
mathurāMathurā
ādiheading the list
yataall
tīrthaplaces of pilgrimage
hayathere are

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: “branches”
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: “haridvāra”
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: “vṛndāvana”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What impression does the wide reach of these two branches leave on you?

Practice

List the places named in the verse and reflect briefly on the extent of this expansion.

Live this todayThe Two Branches Expanded Throughout IndiaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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