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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 11.56
সর্বশাখা–শ্রেষ্ঠ বীরভদ্র গোসাঞি ।
তাঁর উপশাখা যত, তার অন্ত নাই ॥ ৫৬ ॥
sarvaśākhā-śreṣṭha vīrabhadra gosāñi
tāṅra upaśākhā yata, tāra anta nāi
Among all the branches of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu, Vīrabhadra Gosāñi was the topmost. His subbranches were unlimited.
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Vīrabhadra Gosāñi was among the branches of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu.
Among all those branches, he was the topmost.
His subbranches were unlimited.
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.
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: “branches”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you about Vīrabhadra Gosāñi’s place among these branches?
Read the translation again and recall its two descriptions of Vīrabhadra Gosāñi: topmost among the branches, with unlimited subbranches.
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