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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 12.64
লোকনাথ পণ্ডিত, আর মুরারি পণ্ডিত ।
শ্রীহরিচরণ, আর মাধব পণ্ডিত ॥ ৬৪ ॥
lokanātha paṇḍita, āra murāri paṇḍita
śrī-haricaraṇa, āra mādhava paṇḍita
Lokanātha Paṇḍita, Murāri Paṇḍita, Śrī Haricaraṇa and Mādhava Paṇḍita were the thirty-third, thirty-fourth, thirty-fifth and thirty-sixth branches of Advaita Ācārya.
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Lokanātha Paṇḍita and Murāri Paṇḍita were the thirty-third and thirty-fourth branches of Advaita Ācārya.
Śrī Haricaraṇa was the thirty-fifth branch.
Mādhava Paṇḍita was the thirty-sixth 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”
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: “haricaraṇa”
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Can I recall these four individuals as branches of Advaita Ācārya?
Read each name slowly today, pairing it with its branch number.
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