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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 11.36
রাঢ়ে যাঁর জন্ম কৃষ্ণদাস দ্বিজবর ।
শ্রীনিত্যানন্দের তেঁহো পরম কিঙ্কর ॥ ৩৬ ॥
rāḍhe yāṅra janma kṛṣṇadāsa dvijavara
śrī-nityānandera teṅho parama kiṅkara
The twenty-first devotee of Śrī Nityānanda in Bengal was Kṛṣṇadāsa Brāhmaṇa, who was a first-class servant of the Lord.
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Kṛṣṇadāsa Brāhmaṇa was the twenty-first devotee of Śrī Nityānanda in Bengal.
He is described as a first-class servant of the Lord.
The word rāḍhe refers to Rāḍhadeśa, the part of Bengal where the Ganges does not flow.
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.
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: “servant”
Rādhā-bhāva · The confidential inner purpose
The Lord’s desire to taste the love and perspective of Śrī Rādhā, illuminated by later ecstatic pastimes. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “rāḍhadeśa”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does being described as a servant of the Lord shape your understanding of devotion?
Set aside one minute today to consider how you can serve the Lord with greater care.
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