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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.301
প্রভু কহে, — পূর্বাশ্রমে তেঁহ মোর ভ্রাতা ।
জগন্নাথ মিশ্র — পূর্বাশ্রমে মোর পিতা ॥ ৩০১ ॥
prabhu kahe, — pūrvāśrame teṅha mora bhrātā
jagannātha miśra — pūrvāśrame mora pitā
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “In My previous āśrama, Śaṅkarāraṇya was My brother and Jagannātha Miśra was My father.”
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu spoke of His family in His previous āśrama.
He identified Śaṅkarāraṇya as His brother.
He identified Jagannātha Miśra as His father.
Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
At Pāṇḍarapura the Lord received news from Śrī Raṅga Purī that Śaṅkarāraṇya (Viśvarūpa) had disappeared there. He then went to the banks of the Kṛṣṇa-veṇvā River, where He collected from among the Vaiṣṇava brāhmaṇas a book written by Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura, Śrī Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 9
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What do you learn here about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s family in His previous āśrama?
Write down the two family relationships Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu describes.
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