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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 9.25
উড়ুম্বর–বৃক্ষ যেন ফলে সর্ব অঙ্গে ।
এই মত ভক্তিবৃক্ষে সর্বত্র ফল লাগে ॥ ২৫ ॥
uḍumbara-vṛkṣa yena phale sarva aṅge
ei mata bhakti-vṛkṣe sarvatra phala lāge
As a big fig tree bears fruits all over its body, each part of the tree of devotional service bore fruit.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Like a big fig tree bearing fruits all over its body, each part of the tree of devotional service bore fruit. This tree grows in the spiritual world, not the material world.
Its varieties of branches, leaves, and fruits are all meant for the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Like a tree of sugar, whichever part one tastes is sweet.
The nine processes of devotional service are all meant only for the service of the Supreme Lord and yield the same result. The most suitable process for a particular devotee depends upon his taste.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
As the supreme enjoyer, He enjoyed the fruits Himself and distributed them as well. The seed of the tree was first sown in Navadvīpa, the birth site of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and then the tree was brought to Puruṣottama-kṣetra (Jagannātha Purī), and then to Vṛndāvana.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 9
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
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”
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “depends”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Which draws you most toward serving the Supreme Lord: hearing, chanting, remembering, or worshiping?
Choose one of these processes and spend a few minutes today practicing it as service to the Supreme Lord.
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