Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 17.322
Śrī Caitanya Plants the Devotional Desire Tree
“The ninth chapter describes the desire tree of devotional service. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Himself is the gardener who planted it.”
What the purport teaches
- The ninth chapter describes the desire tree of devotional service.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Himself is the gardener.
- He planted this desire tree of devotional service.
Try this today
Sketch a tree and label it “devotional service,” noting that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu planted it.
Ask yourself
What does the image of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as the gardener help me remember?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.