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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 12.90
পণ্ডিতের গণ সব,—ভাগবত ধন্য ।
প্রাণবল্লভ—সবার শ্রীকৃষ্ণচৈতন্য ॥ ৯০ ॥
paṇḍitera gaṇa saba, — bhāgavata dhanya
prāṇa-vallabha — sabāra śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya
All the followers of Gadādhara Paṇḍita are considered great devotees because they have Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as their life and soul.
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All the followers of Gadādhara Paṇḍita are considered great devotees.
They have Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as their life and soul.
Their greatness is explained by this wholehearted devotion to Him.
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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In this verse: “followers”
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What would it mean for you to hold Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as your life and soul?
Take a quiet moment today to reflect on the words “life and soul” in relation to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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