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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 9.43
প্রাণিনামুপকারায় যদেবেহ পরত্র চ ।
কর্মণা মনসা বাচা তদেব মতিমান্ ভজেৎ ॥ ৪৩ ॥
prāṇinām upakārāya
yad eveha paratra ca
karmaṇā manasā vācā
tad eva mati-mān bhajet
“ ‘By his work, thoughts and words, an intelligent man must perform actions which will be beneficial for all living entities in this life and the next.’
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
An intelligent person uses work, thoughts and words to benefit all living entities in this life and the next.
Preparing for the next life is common sense and a principle of Vedic civilization. The purport warns that denying a next life encourages irresponsible, sinful activities.
After passing through many species, one receives the human form as an opportunity to reach a better life. This life is meant for preparation for the next.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
The purport of CC Ādi 9.43 quotesBG 9.25
This is explained in the Bhagavad-gītā (9.25):
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.
How might remembering the next life change the way I use my thoughts, words and actions?
Before one action today, pause to consider whether it benefits others and helps you prepare for the next life.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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