Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 9.45
Desire Happiness for Everyone
“Although I am acting as a gardener, I also want to be the tree, for thus I can bestow benefit upon all.
What the purport teaches
- Although acting as the gardener, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu also wants to become the tree so that He can benefit everyone.
- He is the most benevolent personality in human society because His only desire is to make people happy. His saṅkīrtana movement is especially meant for this purpose.
- A tree is described as the most benevolent living entity. The purport notes that Kṛṣṇa Himself highly praises a tree’s existence.
Try this today
Choose one small action today specifically to bring happiness to someone else.
Ask yourself
How can my desire to help others become more generous and less limited?
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.