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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 9.42
এতাবজ্জন্মসাফল্যং দেহিনামিহ দেহিষু ।
প্রাণৈরর্থৈর্ধিয়া বাচা শ্রেয় আচরণং সদা ॥ ৪২ ॥
etāvaj janma-sāphalyaṁ
dehinām iha dehiṣu
prāṇair arthair dhiyā vācā
śreya-ācaraṇaṁ sadā
“ ‘It is the duty of every living being to perform welfare activities for the benefit of others with his life, wealth, intelligence and words.’
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Every living being has a duty to benefit others with life, wealth, intelligence and words.
Śreyas means activities that are ultimately beneficial and auspicious; preyas means those that are immediately beneficial and auspicious. A child’s preference for playing rather than receiving an education illustrates preyas.
According to Vedic civilization, a human being must be God conscious, understanding God, the material world, oneself and their interrelationships. This is śreyas, ultimately auspicious activity.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Quoted in the purport ofSB 10.22.35
This translation is quoted from Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Ādi-līlā 9.42).
Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.
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.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Where could I choose lasting benefit rather than only immediate enjoyment?
Spend a few minutes today considering what you need to understand about God, yourself and your relationship with Him.
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