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  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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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 22: The Process of Devotional Service
Madhya 22.62Madhya 22.64

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 22.63

যথা তরোর্মূলনিষেচনেন

তৃপ্যন্তি তৎস্কন্ধভুজোপশাখাঃ ।

প্রাণোপহারাচ্চ যথেন্দ্রিয়াণাং

তথৈব সর্বার্হণমচ্যুতেজ্যা ॥ ৬৩ ॥

yathā taror mūla-niṣecanena

tṛpyanti tat-skandha-bhujopaśākhāḥ

prāṇopahārāc ca yathendriyāṇāṁ

tathaiva sarvārhaṇam acyutejyā

Translation

“ ‘By pouring water on the root of a tree, one automatically satisfies the trunk, branches and twigs. Similarly, by supplying food to the stomach, where it nourishes the life air, one satisfies all the senses. In the same way, by worshiping Kṛṣṇa and rendering Him service, one automatically satisfies all the demigods.’

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Serving Kṛṣṇa Satisfies All the Demigods

  1. 1

    Water poured on a tree’s root automatically satisfies its trunk, branches and twigs.

  2. 2

    Food supplied to the stomach nourishes the life air and satisfies all the senses.

  3. 3

    Similarly, worshiping Kṛṣṇa and rendering Him service automatically satisfies all the demigods.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of CC Madhya 22.63 quotesSB 4.31.14

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (4.31.14).

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

How it feels

Trust and resolution. Devotional practice and association offer a steady path for awakening love.

The mood of Madhya 22 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 22: The Process of Devotional Service

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

In this way one’s life will be successful. If one takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness fully, even though he may sometimes be agitated due to having previously practiced mental speculation and yogic mysticism, he will be saved by Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 22
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. yathāas
  2. taroḥof a tree
  3. mūlaon the root
  4. niṣecanenaby pouring water
  5. tṛpyantiare satisfied
  6. tatof the tree
  7. skandhatrunk
  8. bhujabranches
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • 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”

  • 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”

Concept links are an editorial study map; only the verse is the text itself.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do the examples of the root and stomach strengthen my confidence in serving Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

When you eat today, recall the stomach example and its teaching about worshiping Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayServing Kṛṣṇa Satisfies All the DemigodsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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