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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 11.54
বৃন্দাবনদাস—নারায়ণীর নন্দন ।
‘চৈতন্য–মঙ্গল’ যেঁহো করিল রচন ॥ ৫৪ ॥
vṛndāvana-dāsa — nārāyaṇīra nandana
‘caitanya-maṅgala’ yeṅho karila racana
Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura, the son of Śrīmatī Nārāyaṇī, composed Śrī Caitanya-maṅgala [later known as Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata].
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Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura was the son of Śrīmatī Nārāyaṇī.
He composed Śrī Caitanya-maṅgala.
This work later became known as Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata.
Affectionate inclusiveness. Nityānanda’s branches show devotion multiplying through relationships.
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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.
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”
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Can you connect both titles of this work with its author?
Write the author’s name beside the two titles, Śrī Caitanya-maṅgala and Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata.
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