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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.152
মালী হঞা করে সেই বীজ আরোপণ ।
শ্রবণ-কীর্তন-জলে করয়ে সেচন ॥ ১৫২ ॥
mālī hañā kare sei bīja āropaṇa
śravaṇa-kīrtana-jale karaye secana
“When a person receives the seed of devotional service, he should take care of it by becoming a gardener and sowing the seed in his heart. If he waters the seed gradually by the process of śravaṇa and kīrtana [hearing and chanting], the seed will begin to sprout.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
After receiving the seed of devotional service, one should become like a gardener and sow it in the heart. Hearing and chanting gradually water the seed so that it sprouts.
Living with devotees or in a temple means associating with the process of śravaṇa and kīrtana—hearing and chanting.
Beginners should not abandon Deity worship while trying to practice hearing and chanting alone. They should not falsely imitate highly developed devotees like Haridāsa Ṭhākura.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Empowerment and hope. The seed of bhakti is received, planted, and watered; intimate realization becomes transmissible.
The mood of Madhya 19 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:
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī finally reached Prayāga and met with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for ten successive days. During this time, Vallabha Bhaṭṭa extended an invitation to the Lord with great respect.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 19
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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: “chanting”, “kīrtana”, “haridāsa”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “service”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can you give the seed of devotion steady care without imitating an advanced devotee?
Set aside five minutes today for hearing and chanting, without neglecting any Deity worship you already practice.
His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.
Quoted in 14 lectures. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.
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Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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