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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 8.69
তাঁর শিষ্য—গোবিন্দ পূজক চৈতন্যদাস ।
মুকুন্দানন্দ চক্রবর্তী, প্রেমী কৃষ্ণদাস ॥ ৬৯ ॥
tāṅra śiṣya — govinda pūjaka caitanya-dāsa
mukundānanda cakravartī, premī kṛṣṇadāsa
Among his disciples were Caitanya dāsa, who was a priest of the Govinda Deity, as well as Mukundānanda Cakravartī and the great devotee Kṛṣṇadāsa.
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Caitanya dāsa was among the disciples mentioned here. He served as a priest of the Govinda Deity.
Mukundānanda Cakravartī was also among these disciples.
Kṛṣṇadāsa, another disciple named here, is described as a great devotee.
Vulnerability and obedience. Kavirāja writes by mercy and command rather than personal self-assertion.
The mood of Ādi 8 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:
Only those subjects which were not discussed by Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura in his Caitanya-bhāgavata have been taken up by Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī to be depicted in Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta. In his very old age, Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī went to Vṛndāvana, and by the order of Śrī Madana-mohanajī he wrote Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 8
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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: “served”
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What stands out to you about Caitanya dāsa being remembered for his service?
Reread the three disciples’ names and note the service attributed to Caitanya dāsa.
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