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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.300
“অস্মিন্ বনে বৃক্ষাঃ ফলন্তি” যৈছে হয় ।
তৈছে সব আত্মারাম কৃষ্ণে ভক্তি করয় ॥ ৩০০ ॥
“asmin vane vṛkṣāḥ phalanti” yaiche haya
taiche saba ātmārāma kṛṣṇe bhakti karaya
“The ātmārāma verse is like the sentence ‘In this forest many different trees bear fruit.’ All ātmārāmas render devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
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The ātmārāma verse is compared to the sentence, ‘In this forest many different trees bear fruit.’
The comparison brings different kinds together under one description.
All ātmārāmas render devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Intellectual wonder humbled. Many explanations converge on the attractiveness of devotion; a hunter’s heart is transformed.
The mood of Madhya 24 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:
He then concluded that different classes of transcendentalists ( jñānīs, karmīs, yogīs ) utilize this verse according to their own interpretation, but if they would give up this process and surrender to Kṛṣṇa, as indicated by the verse itself, they would be able to comprehend the real meaning of the verse.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 24
Learn the words of the 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: “together”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What common activity unites all ātmārāmas despite their differences?
Pause today to remember Lord Kṛṣṇa and express your desire to serve Him.
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