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  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Ādi-līlā · Chapter 12: The Expansions of Advaita Ācārya and Gadādhara Paṇḍita
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 12.3

শ্রীচৈতন্যামরতরোর্দ্বিতীয়স্কন্ধরূপিণঃ ।

শ্রীমদদ্বৈতচন্দ্রস্য শাখারূপান্ গণান্‌নুমঃ ॥ ৩॥

śrī-caitanyāmara-taror

dvitīya-skandha-rūpiṇaḥ

śrīmad-advaita-candrasya

śākhā-rūpān gaṇān numaḥ

Translation

I offer my respectful obeisances to the all-glorious Advaita Prabhu, who forms the second branch of the eternal Caitanya tree, and to His followers, who form His subbranches.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Honor Advaita Prabhu and His Followers

  1. 1

    The author offers respectful obeisances to the all-glorious Advaita Prabhu.

  2. 2

    Advaita Prabhu forms the second branch of the eternal Caitanya tree.

  3. 3

    His followers form His subbranches and also receive the author’s respectful obeisances.

How it feels

Loyalty and discernment. The narrative distinguishes fidelity to the ācārya from deviation.

The mood of Ādi 12 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 12: The Expansions of Advaita Ācārya and Gadādhara Paṇḍita

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The twelfth chapter describes the followers of Advaita Prabhu, among whom the followers of Acyutānanda, the son of Advaita Ācārya, are understood to be the pure followers who received the cream of the philosophy Śrī Advaita Ācārya enunciated. Other so-called descendants and followers of Advaita Ācārya are not to be recognized.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śrī-caitanyaLord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
  2. amaraeternal
  3. taroḥof the tree
  4. dvitīyasecond
  5. skandhabig branch
  6. rūpiṇaḥin the form of
  7. śrīmatthe all-glorious
  8. advaita-candrasyaof Lord Advaitacandra
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Key ideas in this verse

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: “branch”, “followers”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this verse help me appreciate both Advaita Prabhu and His followers?

Practice

Offer respectful obeisances to Advaita Prabhu and His followers.

Live this todayHonor Advaita Prabhu and His FollowersThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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