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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 12.78
শাখা–উপশাখা, তার নাহিক গণন ।
কিছুমাত্র কহি’ করি দিগ্দরশন ॥ ৭৮ ॥
śākhā-upaśākhā, tāra nāhika gaṇana
kichu-mātra kahi’ kari dig-daraśana
There are multifarious branches and subbranches of Advaita Ācārya. It is very difficult to enumerate them fully. I have simply given a glimpse of the whole trunk and its branches and sub-branches.
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Advaita Ācārya has many different branches and subbranches.
It is very difficult to enumerate them fully.
The author has given only a glimpse of the whole trunk with its branches and subbranches.
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.
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In this verse: “branches”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does knowing this is only a glimpse affect my appreciation of the account?
Pause after reading and acknowledge that Advaita Ācārya’s branches extend beyond the brief account given here.
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