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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 12.80
শাখা–শ্রেষ্ঠ ধ্রুবানন্দ, শ্রীধর ব্রহ্মচারী ।
ভাগবতাচার্য, হরিদাস ব্রহ্মচারী ॥ ৮০ ॥
śākhā-śreṣṭha dhruvānanda, śrīdhara brahmacārī
bhāgavata-ācārya, haridāsa brahmacārī
The chief branches of Śrī Gadādhara Paṇḍita were (1) Śrī Dhruvānanda, (2) Śrīdhara Brahmacārī, (3) Haridāsa Brahmacārī and (4) Raghunātha Bhāgavata Ācārya.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Gadādhara Paṇḍita’s chief branches were Śrī Dhruvānanda, Śrīdhara Brahmacārī, Haridāsa Brahmacārī and Raghunātha Bhāgavata Ācārya.
The Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā describes Śrī Dhruvānanda Brahmacārī as an incarnation of Lalitā.
It also describes Śrīdhara Brahmacārī as the gopī known as Candralatikā.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
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
Learn the words of the 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: “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: “haridāsa”
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “gopī”
Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do I remember about the identities of Śrī Dhruvānanda Brahmacārī and Śrīdhara Brahmacārī?
Write the two connections once: Śrī Dhruvānanda Brahmacārī—Lalitā; Śrīdhara Brahmacārī—Candralatikā.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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