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Read one verse of Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta with its Bengali, transliteration, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 9.28
ত্রিজগতে যত আছে ধন–রত্নমণি ।
একফলের মূল্য করি’ তাহা নাহি গণি ॥ ২৮ ॥
tri-jagate yata āche dhana-ratnamaṇi
eka-phalera mūlya kari’ tāhā nāhi gaṇi
All the wealth in the three worlds cannot equal the value of one such nectarean fruit of devotional service.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The fruit of devotional service is nectarean.
Even one such fruit has a value that material wealth cannot equal.
All the wealth in the three worlds together cannot match its worth.
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:
The seed fructified first in Śrīla Mādhavendra Purī, and then in his disciple Śrī Īśvara Purī. It is figuratively described that both the tree itself and the trunk of the tree are Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 9
Learn the words of the verse.
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: “together”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does this comparison invite you to reconsider what you value?
Write one sentence today about why devotional service deserves a place among your priorities.
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