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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 9.37

Devotional Fruits Are Meant for Everyone

“I am the only gardener. If I do not distribute these fruits, what shall I do with them? How many fruits can I alone eat?

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 9.37, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu produced so many fruits of devotional service that they must be distributed all over the world.
  • Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa descended as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to understand Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s love for Kṛṣṇa and to taste that love.
  • The fruits of the tree of devotional service were innumerable, so He wanted to distribute them unrestrictedly to everyone.

Try this today

Share one teaching about devotional service from this passage with someone willing to hear.

Ask yourself

How does His desire to share unrestrictedly shape my willingness to share devotional service?

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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