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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Ādi-līlā · Chapter 9: The Desire Tree of Devotional Service
Ādi 9.5Ādi 9.7

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 9.6

মালাকারঃ স্বয়ং কৃষ্ণপ্রেমামরতরুঃ স্বয়ম্‌ ।

দাতা ভোক্তা তৎফলানাং যস্তং চৈতন্যমাশ্রয়ে ॥ ৬ ॥

mālākāraḥ svayaṁ kṛṣṇa-

premāmara-taruḥ svayam

dātā bhoktā tat-phalānāṁ

yas taṁ caitanyam āśraye

Translation

I take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who Himself is the tree of transcendental love of Kṛṣṇa, its gardener and also the bestower and enjoyer of its fruits.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Take Shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

  1. 1

    The author takes shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  2. 2

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Himself the tree of transcendental love of Kṛṣṇa and its gardener.

  3. 3

    He is also both the bestower and the enjoyer of the tree’s fruits.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Ādi 9: The Desire Tree of Devotional Service

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

As the supreme enjoyer, He enjoyed the fruits Himself and distributed them as well. The seed of the tree was first sown in Navadvīpa, the birth site of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and then the tree was brought to Puruṣottama-kṣetra (Jagannātha Purī), and then to Vṛndāvana.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 9
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. mālā-kāraḥgardener
  2. svayamHimself
  3. kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa
  4. premalove
  5. amaratranscendental
  6. taruḥtree
  7. svayamHimself
  8. dātāgiver
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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 krsna”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter

    Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “shelter”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does this description reveal about depending on Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for love of Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer taking shelter of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as the bestower of love of Kṛṣṇa.

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