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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 9.47
এই আজ্ঞা কৈল যদি চৈতন্য–মালাকার ।
পরম আনন্দ পাইল বৃক্ষ–পরিবার ॥ ৪৭ ॥
ei ājñā kaila yadi caitanya-mālākāra
parama ānanda pāila vṛkṣa-parivāra
The descendants of the tree [the devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu] were very glad to receive this order directly from the Lord.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu were very glad to receive His order directly. His desire is that the benevolent saṅkīrtana movement spread throughout the world.
The purport warns against merely maintaining a temple for collecting funds, eating and sleeping while neglecting preaching. It also warns against envying those who spread His teachings.
Followers must carry out His will with heart and soul. They must be more tolerant than trees and humbler than straw in the street.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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:
In this way the tree of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu intoxicates the entire world. It should be noted that this is a figurative example meant to explain the mission of Lord 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.
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “humbler”, “tolerant”
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: “followers”
Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “saṅkīrtana”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I gladly support others who spread Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s teachings, or do I feel envy?
Offer one sincere word of encouragement to someone sharing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s teachings today.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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