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

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Ādi-līlā · Chapter 13: The Advent of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Ādi 13.56 Ādi 13.59

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Ādi 13.57-58

সপ্ত মিশ্র তাঁর পুত্র—সপ্ত ঋষীশ্বর ।

কংসারি, পরমানন্দ, পদ্মনাভ, সর্বেশ্বর ॥ ৫৭ ॥

জগন্নাথ, জনার্দন, ত্রৈলোক্যনাথ ।

নদীয়াতে গঙ্গাবাস কৈল জগন্নাথ ॥ ৫৮ ॥

sapta miśra tāṅra putra — sapta ṛṣīśvara

kaṁsāri, paramānanda, padmanābha, sarveśvara

Translation

Upendra Miśra had seven sons, who were all saintly and most influential: (1) Kaṁsāri, (2) Paramānanda, (3) Padmanābha, (4) Sarveśvara, (5) Jagannātha, (6) Janārdana and (7) Trailokyanātha. Jagannātha Miśra, the fifth son, decided to reside on the bank of the Ganges at Nadia.

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

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Seven Saintly Sons and Jagannātha’s Chosen Home

1
Upendra Miśra had seven sons, all of whom were saintly and most influential.
2
Their names were Kaṁsāri, Paramānanda, Padmanābha, Sarveśvara, Jagannātha, Janārdana and Trailokyanātha.
3
Jagannātha Miśra was the fifth son. He decided to reside on the bank of the Ganges at Nadia.

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

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.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

sapta miśraseven Miśras
tāṅrahis
putrasons
saptaseven
ṛṣigreat saintly persons
īśvaramost influential
kaṁsāriKaṁsāri
paramānandaParamānanda

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

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In this verse: “saintly”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What stands out to me about the family in which Jagannātha Miśra is introduced?

Practice

Make a short note identifying Jagannātha Miśra’s place among the seven sons and his chosen home.

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