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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 10.9
শ্রীপতি, শ্রীনিধি—তাঁর দুই সহোদর ।
চারি ভাইর দাস–দাসী, গৃহ–পরিকর ॥ ৯ ॥
śrīpati, śrīnidhi — tāṅra dui sahodara
cāri bhāira dāsa-dāsī, gṛha-parikara
Their two brothers were named Śrīpati and Śrīnidhi. These four brothers and their servants and maidservants are considered one big branch.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Two of the four brothers were named Śrīpati and Śrīnidhi.
The four brothers are considered one big branch.
Their servants and maidservants are included in that same branch.
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: “servants”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do you notice about the servants and maidservants being included with the brothers?
Reread the translation and name the groups included in this one big branch.
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