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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 14.222
কল্পবৃক্ষ-লতার — যাহাঁ সাহজিক-বন ।
পুষ্প-ফল বিনা কেহ না মাগে অন্য ধন ॥ ২২২ ॥
kalpavṛkṣa-latāra — yāhāṅ sāhajika-vana
puṣpa-phala vinā keha nā māge anya dhana
“Vṛndāvana is a natural forest of desire trees and creepers, and the inhabitants do not want anything but the fruits and flowers of those desire trees.
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Vṛndāvana is a natural forest of desire trees and creepers.
Those desire trees provide fruits and flowers.
The inhabitants want nothing but those fruits and flowers.
Intimacy and ecstatic play. Mercy to Pratāparudra and discussion of the gopīs reveal deep relational sweetness.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When Lord Jagannātha was seated at Sundarācala, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu saw it as Vṛndāvana. He performed sporting pastimes in the water of the lake known as Indradyumna.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 14
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “vṛndāvana”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What strikes me about the inhabitants wanting only fruits and flowers amid such abundance?
Spend a quiet minute reflecting on the inhabitants’ contentment with the fruits and flowers of the desire trees.
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