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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 12.82
ভূগর্ভ গোসাঞি, আর ভাগবতদাস ।
যেই দুই আসি’ কৈল বৃন্দাবনে বাস ॥ ৮২ ॥
bhūgarbha gosāñi, āra bhāgavata-dāsa
yei dui āsi’ kaila vṛndāvane vāsa
The eleventh branch of Gadādhara Gosvāmī was Bhūgarbha Gosāñi, and the twelfth was Bhāgavata dāsa. Both of them went to Vṛndāvana and resided there for life.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Bhūgarbha Gosāñi and Bhāgavata dāsa were the eleventh and twelfth branches of Gadādhara Gosvāmī. Both went to Vṛndāvana and lived there for life.
Bhūgarbha Gosāñi was formerly known as Prema-mañjarī. He was a great friend of Lokanātha Gosvāmī.
Lokanātha Gosvāmī constructed the temple of Gokulānanda. It is one of Vṛndāvana’s seven important temples, which are authorized institutions of Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas.
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: “branch”, “branches”
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: “vṛndāvana”
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “prema-mañjarī”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What stands out to you about these devotees’ lifelong connection with Vṛndāvana?
Note the names of the two devotees who made Vṛndāvana their lifelong home.
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