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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 13.61
রাঢ়দেশে জন্মিলা ঠাকুর নিত্যানন্দ ।
গঙ্গাদাস পণ্ডিত, গুপ্ত মুরারি, মুকুন্দ ॥ ৬১ ॥
rāḍhadeśe janmilā ṭhākura nityānanda
gaṅgādāsa paṇḍita, gupta murāri, mukunda
In Rāḍhadeśa, the part of Bengal where the Ganges is not visible, Nityānanda Prabhu, Gaṅgādāsa Paṇḍita, Murāri Gupta and Mukunda took birth.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Nityānanda Prabhu, Gaṅgādāsa Paṇḍita, Murāri Gupta and Mukunda took birth in Rāḍhadeśa. This is the part of Bengal where the Ganges is not visible.
The purport explains that rāḍha-deśe here refers to Ekacakrā village in the district of Birbhum, next to Burdwan.
Vīracandra-pura and Vīrabhadra-pura lie within the area of Ekacakrā. These places are named in honor of the holy name of Vīrabhadra Gosvāmī.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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The mood of Ādi 13 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:
Śrī Śacīdevī gave birth to eight children, all daughters, who died one after another immediately after birth. After her ninth pregnancy she gave birth to a son, who was named Viśvarūpa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 13
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Rādhā-bhāva · The confidential inner purpose
The Lord’s desire to taste the love and perspective of Śrī Rādhā, illuminated by later ecstatic pastimes. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “rāḍhadeśa”
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: “holy name”
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Make a short note linking Rāḍhadeśa with Ekacakrā and the four names listed in the translation.
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