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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 9.26
মূলস্কন্ধের শাখা আর উপশাখাগণে ।
লাগিলা যে প্রেমফল,—অমৃতকে জিনে ॥ ২৬ ॥
mūla-skandhera śākhā āra upaśākhā-gaṇe
lāgilā ye prema-phala, — amṛtake jine
Since Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu was the original trunk, the taste of the fruits that grew on the branches and subbranches surpassed the taste of nectar.
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Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu was the original trunk of the tree.
Fruits grew on its branches and subbranches.
Because He was the original trunk, the taste of those fruits surpassed the taste of nectar.
Overflowing generosity. The gardener distributes the fruits of love without restriction.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
From the main trunk there extend two special branches, Advaita Prabhu and Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu, and from those branches grow other branches and twigs. The tree surrounds the entire world, and the fruits of the tree are to be distributed to everyone.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.
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In this verse: “branches”
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How does this verse connect the sweetness of the fruits with the original trunk?
Read the translation slowly and reflect for a moment on Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu as the source of the fruits’ sweetness.
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