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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 9.27
পাকিল যে প্রেমফল অমৃত–মধুর ।
বিলায় চৈতন্যমালী, নাহি লয় মূল ॥ ২৭ ॥
pākila ye prema-phala amṛta-madhura
vilāya caitanya-mālī, nāhi laya mūla
The fruits ripened and became sweet and nectarean. The gardener, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, distributed them without asking any price.
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The fruits ripened and became sweet and nectarean.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the gardener who distributed these fruits.
He asked no price for them; His distribution was freely given.
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:
He considers Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is known as Viśvambhara, to be the gardener of this tree because He is the main personality who has taken charge of it. As the supreme enjoyer, He enjoyed the fruits Himself and distributed them as well.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.
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”, “freely”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What touches you about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu giving these sweet fruits without asking any price?
Read the translation slowly today, pausing to appreciate the gardener’s freely given gift.
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