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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 19.160
সেকজল পাঞা উপশাখা বাড়ি’ যায় ।
স্তব্ধ হঞা মূলশাখা বাড়িতে না পায় ॥ ১৬০ ॥
seka-jala pāñā upaśākhā bāḍi’ yāya
stabdha hañā mūla-śākhā bāḍite nā pāya
“If one does not distinguish between the bhakti creeper and the other creepers, the sprinkling of water is misused because the other creepers are nourished while the bhakti creeper is curtailed.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
One must distinguish the bhakti creeper from unwanted creepers. Otherwise, watering nourishes the unwanted growth while the bhakti creeper is curtailed.
Chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra while committing offenses causes unwanted creepers to grow.
One should not take advantage of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra for material profit.
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:
During the ten days at Prayāga, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī was instructed by the Lord, who gave him the basic principles of the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu. The Lord then sent Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī to Vṛndāvana.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”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I approaching chanting as devotional service, or as a means to obtain material profit?
Before chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra today, examine your motive and set aside any intention to use chanting for material gain.
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