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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 12.85
শ্রীহরি আচার্য, সাদি–পুরিয়া গোপাল ।
কৃষ্ণদাস ব্রহ্মচারী, পুষ্পগোপাল ॥ ৮৫ ৷৷
śrī-hari ācārya, sādi-puriyā gopāla
kṛṣṇadāsa brahmacārī, puṣpa-gopāla
The nineteenth branch was Śrī Hari Ācārya; the twentieth, Sādipuriyā Gopāla; the twenty-first, Kṛṣṇadāsa Brahmacārī; and the twenty-second, Puṣpagopāla.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Hari Ācārya was formerly the gopī Kālākṣī. Sādipuriyā Gopāla is celebrated as a preacher of the Hare Kṛṣṇa movement in Vikramapura.
Kṛṣṇadāsa Brahmacārī was formerly Indulekhā, among the aṣṭa-sakhīs, and lived in Vṛndāvana. Puṣpagopāla was formerly known as Svarṇagrāmaka.
Some identify Kṛṣṇadāsa’s tomb in the Rādhā-Dāmodara temple with Kṛṣṇadāsa Brahmacārī, and others with Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī. The purport offers respects in either case, because both expertly distributed love of Godhead to the fallen souls of this age.
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
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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: “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: “hari”
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”, “gopī”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the purport’s response to uncertainty about the tomb guide your respect for these devotees?
Offer respects to Kṛṣṇadāsa Brahmacārī and Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī, remembering their distribution of love of Godhead.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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