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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 12.62
শ্রীবৎস পণ্ডিত, ব্রহ্মচারী হরিদাস ।
পুরুষোত্তম ব্রহ্মচারী, আর কৃষ্ণদাস ॥ ৬২ ॥
śrīvatsa paṇḍita, brahmacārī haridāsa
puruṣottama brahmacārī, āra kṛṣṇadāsa
Śrīvatsa Paṇḍita, Haridāsa Brahmacārī, Puruṣottama Brahmacārī and Kṛṣṇadāsa were the twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth, twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth branches of Advaita Ācārya.
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Śrīvatsa Paṇḍita was the twenty-fifth branch of Advaita Ācārya.
Haridāsa Brahmacārī and Puruṣottama Brahmacārī were the twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh branches.
Kṛṣṇadāsa was the twenty-eighth branch of Advaita Ācārya.
Loyalty and discernment. The narrative distinguishes fidelity to the ācārya from deviation.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Kamalākānta Viśvāsa was then purified by the request of Śrī Advaita Ācārya. After describing the descendants of Advaita Ācārya, the chapter concludes by describing the followers of Gadādhara Paṇḍita Gosvāmī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 12
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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”, “branch”
Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “haridāsa”
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What helps me remember these four names and their connection with Advaita Ācārya?
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