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  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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Ādi-līlā · Chapter 9: The Desire Tree of Devotional Service
Ādi 9.12Ādi 9.16

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Texts Ādi 9.13-15

পরমানন্দ পুরী, আর কেশব ভারতী ।

ব্রহ্মানন্দ পুরী, আর ব্রহ্মানন্দ ভারতী ॥ ১৩ ॥

বিষ্ণুপুরী, কেশবপুরী, পুরী কৃষ্ণানন্দ ।

শ্রীনৃসিংহতীর্থ, আর পুরী সুখানন্দ ॥ ১৪ ॥

এই নব মূল নিকসিল বৃক্ষমূলে ।

এই নব মূলে বৃক্ষ করিল নিশ্চলে ॥ ১৫ ॥

paramānanda purī, āra keśava bhāratī

brahmānanda purī, āra brahmānanda bhāratī

Translation

Paramānanda Purī, Keśava Bhāratī, Brahmānanda Purī and Brahmānanda Bhāratī, Śrī Viṣṇu Purī, Keśava Purī, Kṛṣṇānanda Purī, Śrī Nṛsiṁha Tīrtha and Sukhānanda Purī — these nine sannyāsī roots all sprouted from the trunk of the tree. Thus the tree stood steadfastly on the strength of these nine roots.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Nine Roots Give the Tree Strength

  1. 1

    Nine sannyāsī roots sprouted from the trunk of the tree. The tree stood steadfastly on their strength.

  2. 2

    Paramānanda Purī belonged to a brāhmaṇa family of the Trihut district in Uttara Pradesh. Mādhavendra Purī was his spiritual master.

  3. 3

    Through his relationship with Mādhavendra Purī, Paramānanda Purī was very dear to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Key points from the purport
  • Paramānanda Purī: Paramānanda Purī belonged to a brāhmaṇa family of the Trihut district in Uttara Pradesh.
  • In relationship with Mādhavendra Purī, Paramānanda Purī was very dear to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
  • In the Caitanya-bhāgavata, Antya-khaṇḍa, there is the following statement:

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

How it feels

Overflowing generosity. The gardener distributes the fruits of love without restriction.

The mood of Ādi 9 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Ādi 9: The Desire Tree of Devotional Service

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Paramānanda Purī and eight other great sannyāsīs are like the spreading roots of the tree. From the main trunk there extend two special branches, Advaita Prabhu and Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu, and from those branches grow other branches and twigs.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 9
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. paramānanda purīParamānanda Purī
  2. āraand
  3. keśava bhāratīKeśava Bhāratī
  4. brahmānanda purīBrahmānanda Purī
  5. āraand
  6. brahmānanda bhāratīBrahmānanda Bhāratī
  7. viṣṇu-purīViṣṇu Purī
  8. keśava-purīKeśava Purī
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Bhāva & rasa · The language of sacred feeling

    Transcendental devotional moods and relationships, discussed explicitly in Rāmānanda’s dialogue and the teachings on prema. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “relationship”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do I notice about the importance of these nine roots to the tree’s steadiness?

Practice

Read aloud the names of the nine sannyāsīs, remembering their role as the tree’s supporting roots.

Live this todayNine Roots Give the Tree StrengthThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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