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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 9.17

Branches Grow Beyond Counting

“From the trunk grew many branches, and above them innumerable others.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 9.17, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Many branches grew from the trunk.
  • Above those branches, still more branches grew.
  • These further branches were innumerable, showing the tree’s abundant growth.

Try this today

Sketch a trunk with many branches, then add smaller branches above them to recall the verse.

Ask yourself

What impression does the image of innumerable branches leave with me?

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.

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