Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 8.36
The Seed Becomes a Great Tree
“Mādhavendra Purī sowed the seed of ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa within this material world and then departed. That seed later became a great tree in the form of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.”
What the purport teaches
- Mādhavendra Purī sowed the seed of ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa within this material world.
- After sowing that seed, he departed.
- The seed later became a great tree in the form of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Try this today
Write one sentence describing the connection between Mādhavendra Purī’s seed and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s great tree.
Ask yourself
What does the image of a seed becoming a great tree help you understand about this gift of love?
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.