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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.36
অনুপম মল্লিক, তাঁর নাম — ‘শ্রীবল্লভ’ ।
রূপ-গোসাঞির ছোটভাই — পরম-বৈষ্ণব ॥ ৩৬ ॥
anupama mallika, tāṅra nāma — ‘śrī-vallabha’
rūpa-gosāñira choṭa-bhāi — parama-vaiṣṇava
Rūpa Gosvāmī’s younger brother was a great devotee whose actual name was Śrī Vallabha, but he was given the name Anupama Mallika.
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Rūpa Gosvāmī’s younger brother was a great devotee.
His actual name was Śrī Vallabha.
He was given the name Anupama Mallika.
Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu started for Vṛndāvana through the forest of Jhārikhaṇḍa, Rūpa Gosvāmī left home and sent news to Sanātana that he was leaving with his younger brother (Anupama Mallika) to meet Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī finally reached Prayāga and met with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for ten successive days.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
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What does this verse help me remember about Anupama Mallika?
Write one sentence identifying Śrī Vallabha as Anupama Mallika, Rūpa Gosvāmī’s younger brother and a great devotee.
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