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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Ādi 13.54-55

শ্রীশচী–জগন্নাথ, শ্রীমাধবপুরী ।

কেশব ভারতী, আর শ্রীঈশ্বর পুরী ॥ ৫৪ ॥

অদ্বৈত আচার্য, আর পণ্ডিত শ্রীবাস ।

আচার্যরত্ন, বিদ্যানিধি, ঠাকুর হরিদাস ॥ ৫৫ ॥

śrī-śacī-jagannātha, śrī-mādhava-purī

keśava bhāratī, āra śrī-īśvara purī

Translation

Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, before appearing as Lord Caitanya, requested these devotees to precede Him: Śrī Śacīdevī, Jagannātha Miśra, Mādhavendra Purī, Keśava Bhāratī, Īśvara Purī, Advaita Ācārya, Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita, Ācāryaratna, Vidyānidhi and Ṭhākura Haridāsa.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa Sends Devotees Before Appearing as Caitanya

  1. 1

    Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa appeared as Lord Caitanya. Before His appearance, He requested these devotees to precede Him.

  2. 2

    They included Śrī Śacīdevī, Jagannātha Miśra, Mādhavendra Purī, Keśava Bhāratī and Īśvara Purī.

  3. 3

    He also requested Advaita Ācārya, Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita, Ācāryaratna, Vidyānidhi and Ṭhākura Haridāsa to precede Him.

How it feels

Jubilation and hope. The Lord appears in Navadvīpa; the theological promise becomes a lived story.

The mood of Ādi 13 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 13: The Advent of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

A learned brāhmaṇa named Upendra Miśra, who resided in the district of Śrīhaṭṭa, was the father of Jagannātha Miśra, who came to Navadvīpa to study under the direction of Nīlāmbara Cakravartī and then settled there after marrying Nīlāmbara Cakravartī’s daughter, Śacīdevī. Śrī Śacīdevī gave birth to eight children, all daughters, who died one after another immediately after birth.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 13
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. śrī-śacī-jagannāthaŚrīmatī Śacīdevī and Jagannātha Miśra
  2. śrī-mādhava purīŚrī Mādhavendra Purī
  3. keśava bhāratīKeśava Bhāratī
  4. āraand
  5. śrī-īśvara purīŚrī Īśvara Purī
  6. advaita ācāryaAdvaita Ācārya
  7. āraand
  8. paṇḍita śrīvāsaŚrīvāsa Paṇḍita
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does knowing that Lord Caitanya is Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa shape my reading of His appearance?

Practice

Read the devotees’ names aloud once, remembering that Kṛṣṇa requested them to precede Him.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Sends Devotees Before Appearing as CaitanyaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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