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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 11.29
পরমেশ্বরদাস—নিত্যানন্দৈক–শরণ ।
কৃষ্ণভক্তি পায়, তাঁরে যে করে স্মরণ ॥ ২৯ ॥
parameśvara-dāsa — nityānandaika-śaraṇa
kṛṣṇa-bhakti pāya, tāṅre ye kare smaraṇa
Parameśvara dāsa, said to be the fifth gopāla of kṛṣṇa-līlā, completely surrendered to the lotus feet of Nityānanda. Anyone who remembers his name, Parameśvara dāsa, will get love of Kṛṣṇa very easily.
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Parameśvara dāsa completely surrendered to the lotus feet of Nityānanda. Anyone who remembers his name will get love of Kṛṣṇa very easily.
He was always filled with the ecstasy of a cowherd boy. Formerly he was Arjuna, a friend of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, and was fifth among the twelve gopālas.
He accompanied Śrīmatī Jāhnavā-devī to the festival at Khetari. By her order, he installed Rādhā-Gopīnātha in the temple at Āṭapura.
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
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “surrendered”, “lotus feet”
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 krsna”
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: “festival”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the promise attached to remembering Parameśvara dāsa’s name encourage you?
Remember the name Parameśvara dāsa today, along with his complete surrender to Nityānanda.
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