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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 11.25
সূর্যদাস সরখেল, তাঁর ভাই কৃষ্ণদাস ।
নিত্যানন্দে দৃঢ় বিশ্বাস, প্রেমের নিবাস ॥ ২৫ ॥
sūryadāsa sarakhela, tāṅra bhāi kṛṣṇadāsa
nityānande dṛḍha viśvāsa, premera nivāsa
Sūryadāsa Sarakhela and his younger brother Kṛṣṇadāsa Sarakhela both possessed firm faith in Nityānanda Prabhu. They were a reservoir of love of Godhead.
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Sūryadāsa Sarakhela and his younger brother Kṛṣṇadāsa Sarakhela possessed firm faith in Nityānanda Prabhu. They were a reservoir of love of Godhead.
Sūryadāsa lived in Śāligrāma, a few miles from Navadvīpa. He served as a secretary in the Muslim government and amassed a good fortune.
Sūryadāsa had four brothers, all pure Vaiṣṇavas. Vasudhā and Jāhnavā were his two daughters.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Affectionate inclusiveness. Nityānanda’s branches show devotion multiplying through relationships.
The mood of Ādi 11 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
Śrīla Prabhupāda's summary of this chapter:
As the branches and subbranches of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu were described in the tenth chapter, in this eleventh chapter the branches and subbranches of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu are similarly listed.Back to this verse in Ādi 11
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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”
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: “served”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does firm faith in Nityānanda Prabhu mean for your own devotional aspirations?
Take a quiet moment to express your wish for firm faith in Nityānanda Prabhu.
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