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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 9.54
এই ত’ কহিলুঁ প্রেমফল–বিতরণ ।
এবে শুন, ফলদাতা যে যে শাখাগণ ॥ ৫৪ ॥
ei ta’ kahiluṅ prema-phala-vitaraṇa
ebe śuna, phala-dātā ye ye śākhā-gaṇa
After describing the Lord’s distribution of the fruit of love of Godhead, I now wish to describe the different branches of the tree of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Lord distributes the fruit of love of Godhead.
The author has now described that distribution.
He next wishes to describe the different branches of the tree of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
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.
Audārya · Love that moves outward
The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “distribution”, “distributes”
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”
Prema · Love of Godhead
The culminating devotional purpose that unites the narration: bestowed, cultivated, taught, celebrated, and tasted. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “love of godhead”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What do I remember about the Lord’s distribution of the fruit of love of Godhead?
Write one sentence summarizing the Lord’s distribution of the fruit before moving on to the branches.
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