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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 9.31
মালাকার কহে,—শুন, বৃক্ষ–পরিবার ।
মূলশাখা–উপশাখা যতেক প্রকার ॥ ৩১ ॥
mālākāra kahe, — śuna, vṛkṣa-parivāra
mūlaśākhā-upaśākhā yateka prakāra
Lord Caitanya thus addressed the multifarious varieties of branches and subbranches of the tree of devotional service:
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The tree is described as the tree of devotional service.
It has many varieties of branches and subbranches.
Lord Caitanya addresses these branches and subbranches.
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:
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
Learn the words of the verse.
The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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”
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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What draws your attention in this picture of devotional service as a tree with many branches?
Sketch a tree with several branches and subbranches today, and label it “the tree of devotional service.”
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