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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 11.58

এই সর্বশাখা পূর্ণ—পক্ক প্রেমফলে ।

যারে দেখে, তারে দিয়া ভাসাইল সকলে ॥ ৫৮ ॥

ei sarva-śākhā pūrṇa — pakva prema-phale

yāre dekhe, tāre diyā bhāsāila sakale

Translation

All these branches, the devotees of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu, being full of ripened fruits of love of Kṛṣṇa, distributed these fruits to all they met, flooding them with love of Kṛṣṇa.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Sharing the Fruits of Love of Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    The devotees of Lord Nityānanda Prabhu are described as branches full of ripened fruits of love of Kṛṣṇa.

  2. 2

    They distributed these fruits to all they met. Their sharing was not limited to a select few.

  3. 3

    By distributing these fruits, they flooded others with love of Kṛṣṇa.

How it feels

Affectionate inclusiveness. Nityānanda’s branches show devotion multiplying through relationships.

The mood of Ādi 11 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 11: The Expansions of Lord Nityānanda

Śrīla Prabhupāda's summary of this chapter:

As the branches and subbranches of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu were described in the tenth chapter, in this eleventh chapter the branches and subbranches of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu are similarly listed.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. eithese
  2. sarva-śākhāall branches
  3. pūrṇacomplete
  4. pakva prema-phalewith ripened fruits of love of Godhead
  5. yāre dekhewhomever they see
  6. tāre diyādistributing to him
  7. bhāsāilaoverflooded
  8. sakaleall of them
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “branches”

  • Audārya · Love that moves outward

    The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “distributed”

  • Prema · Love of Godhead

    The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “love of krsna”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can the devotees’ generous sharing inspire my dealings with others?

Practice

Share this verse’s description of love of Kṛṣṇa with one willing listener today.

Live this todaySharing the Fruits of Love of KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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