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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 3.95
মাধব–ঈশ্বর–পুরী, শচী, জগন্নাথ ।
অদ্বৈত আচার্য প্রকট হৈলা সেই সাথ ॥ ৯৫ ॥
mādhava-īśvara-purī, śacī, jagannātha
advaita ācārya prakaṭa hailā sei sātha
Mādhavendra Purī, Īśvara Purī, Śrīmatī Śacīmātā and Śrīla Jagannātha Miśra all appeared with Śrī Advaita Ācārya.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Whenever the Supreme Personality of Godhead descends in human form, He sends His devotees ahead. They serve as His father, teacher and associates in many roles.
Śrī Mādhavendra Purī, Śrī Īśvara Purī and Śrī Advaita Ācārya appeared before Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Śrī Īśvara Purī is His spiritual master.
His mother, Śrīmatī Śacī-devī, and His father, Śrī Jagannātha Miśra, also appeared before Him. Their appearance preceded the descent of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Compassion and urgency. The holy name is offered for the age; divine love moves outward toward others.
The mood of Ādi 3 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:
The Lord, being satisfied by His pure devotees, descends to satisfy them. As such, being pleased by Advaita Ācārya, Lord Caitanya appeared.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 3
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sādhu-saṅga · Love grows through association
Spiritual association shapes the movement, empowers disciples, and reveals truths through loving conversations. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “associates”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “serve”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does learning about the devotees who appear first help me appreciate the Lord’s descent?
Write down the names of His spiritual master, mother and father given in the purport.
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