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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 11.39
আজন্ম নিমগ্ন নিত্যানন্দের চরণে ।
নিরন্তর বাল্য–লীলা করে কৃষ্ণ–সনে ॥ ৩৯ ॥
ājanma nimagna nityānandera caraṇe
nirantara bālya-līlā kare kṛṣṇa-sane
From birth, Puruṣottama dāsa was merged in the service of the lotus feet of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu, and he always engaged in childish play with Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
From birth, Puruṣottama dāsa was merged in service to the lotus feet of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu. He always engaged in childish play with Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Sadāśiva Kavirāja and his son were described as mahā-bhāgyavān, greatly fortunate. All the family members of Sadāśiva Kavirāja were great devotees of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
The Deities installed by Puruṣottama Ṭhākura were moved several times as their temples or locations were destroyed. The purport records their location as Cānduḍe-grāma.
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: “lotus feet”
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: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does Puruṣottama dāsa’s lifelong absorption in service help you appreciate?
Pause for one minute today to remember Puruṣottama dāsa’s service to the lotus feet of Nityānanda Prabhu.
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