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Adi 9-1975: The Tree of Devotional Service

Chapter 9

The Tree of Devotional Service

A summary of Chapter Nine has been given as follows by Srila

Bhaktivinoda Thakura in his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya. In the Ninth Chapter

the author of Caitanya-caritamrta has devised a figurative example

by describing the "plant of bhakti." He considers Lord

Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is known as Visvambhara, to be the gardener of

this plant because He is the main personality who has taken charge of it.

As the supreme enjoyer, He enjoyed the flowers Himself and distributed

them as well. The seed of the plant was first sown in Navadvipa, the

birthsite of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and then the plant was

brought to Purusottama-ksetra (Jagannatha Puri) and then to Vrndavana.

The seed fructified first in Srila Madhavendra Puri and then his

disciple Sri Isvara Puri. It is figuratively described that both the

tree itself and the trunk of the tree are Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The

devotees, headed by Paramananda Puri and eight other great sannyasis,

are like the spreading roots of the tree. From the main trunk there

extend two special branches, Advaita Prabhu and Sri Nityananda Prabhu,

and from those branches grow other branches and twigs. The tree

surrounds the entire world, and the flowers of the tree are to be

distributed to everyone. In this way the tree of Lord Caitanya

Mahaprabhu intoxicates the entire world. It should be noted that this is

a figurative example meant to explain the mission of Lord Caitanya

Mahaprabhu.

Adi 9.1

TEXT 1

TEXT

tam srimat-krsna-caitanya-devam vande jagad-gurum

yasyanukampaya svapi mahabdhim santaret sukham

SYNONYMS

tam -- unto Him; srimat -- with all opulence; krsna-caitanya-devam --

unto Lord Krsna Caitanyadeva; vande -- I offer obeisances; jagat-gurum --

spiritual master of the world; yasya -- whose; anukampaya -- by the

mercy of; sva api -- even a dog; maha-abdhim -- great ocean; santaret

-- can swim; sukham -- without difficulty.

TRANSLATION

Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the spiritual master of the

entire world, Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu, by whose mercy even a

dog can swim across a great ocean.

PURPORT

Sometimes it is to be seen that a dog can swim in the water for a few

yards and then come back to the shore. Here, however, it is stated that

if a dog is blessed by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he can swim across an

ocean. Similarly, the author of Caitanya-caritamrta, Krsnadasa

Kaviraja Gosvami, placing himself in a helpless condition, states that

he has no personal power, but by the desire of Lord Caitanya, expressed

through the Vaisnavas and Madana-mohana vigraha, it is possible for

him to cross a transcendental ocean to present Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta.

Adi 9.2

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TEXT

jaya jaya sri-krsna-caitanya gauracandra

jaya jayadvaita jaya jaya nityananda

SYNONYMS

jaya jaya -- all glories; sri-krsna-caitanya -- to Lord Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; gauracandra -- whose name is Gaurahari; jaya jaya -- all

glories; advaita -- to Advaita Gosani; jaya jaya -- all glories;

nityananda -- to Nityananda.

TRANSLATION

All glories to Sri Krsna Caitanya, who is known as Gaurahari! All

glories to Advaita and Nityananda Prabhu!

Adi 9.3

TEXT 3

TEXT

jaya jaya srivasadi gaura-bhakta-gana

sarvabhista-purti-hetu yanhara smarana

SYNONYMS

jaya jaya -- all glories; srivasa-adi -- to Srivasa and others; gaura-

bhakta-gana -- all devotees of Lord Caitanya; sarva-abhista -- all

ambition; purti -- satisfaction; hetu -- for the matter of; yanhara --

whose; smarana -- remembrance.

TRANSLATION

All glories to the devotees of Lord Caitanya, headed by Srivasa Thakura!

In order to fulfill all my desires, I remember their lotus feet.

PURPORT

The author here continues to follow the same principles of worship of

the Panca-tattva that were described in the Seventh Chapter of Adi-

lila.

Adi 9.4

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TEXT

srirupa, sanatana, bhatta raghunatha

srijiva, gopala-bhatta, dasa-raghunatha

SYNONYMS

sri-rupa -- Srila Rupa Gosvami; sanatana -- Srila Sanatana Gosvami;

bhatta raghunatha -- Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami; sri-jiva -- Sri Jiva

Gosvami; gopala-bhatta -- Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami; dasa-raghunatha --

Raghunatha dasa Gosvami.

TRANSLATION

I also remember the six Gosvamis -- Rupa, Sanatana, Bhatta Raghunatha,

Sri Jiva, Gopala Bhatta and Dasa Raghunatha.

PURPORT

This is the process for writing transcendental literature. A

sentimentalist who has no Vaisnava qualifications cannot produce

transcendental writings. There are many fools who consider Krsna-lila to

be a subject of art and write or paint pictures about the pastimes

of Lord Krsna with the gopis, sometimes depicting them in a manner

practically obscene. These fools take pleasure in material sense

gratification, but one who wants to make advancement in spiritual life

must scrupulously avoid their literature. Unless one is a servant of

Krsna and the Vaisnavas, as Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami presents himself

to be in offering respects to Lord Caitanya, His associates and His

disciples, one should not attempt to write transcendental literature.

Adi 9.5

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TEXT

esaba-prasade likhi caitanya-lila-guna

jani va na jani, kari apana-sodhana

SYNONYMS

esaba -- all these; prasade -- by the mercy of; likhi -- I write;

caitanya -- of Lord Caitanya; lila-guna -- pastimes and qualities; jani -

- know; va -- or; na -- not; jani -- know; kari -- do; apana -- self;

sodhana -- purification.

TRANSLATION

It is by the mercy of all these Vaisnavas and gurus that I attempt to

write about the pastimes and qualities of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Whether I know or know not, it is for self-purification that I write

this book.

PURPORT

This is the sum and substance of transcendental writing. One must be an

authorized Vaisnava, humble and pure. One should write transcendental

literature to purify oneself, not for credit. By writing about the

pastimes of the Lord, one associates with the Lord directly. One should

not ambitiously think, "I shall become a great author. I shall be

celebrated as a writer." These are material desires. One should attempt

to write for self-purification. It may be published, or it may not be

published, but that does not matter. If one is actually sincere in

writing, all his ambitions will be fulfilled. Whether one is known as a

great author is incidental. One should not attempt to write

transcendental literature for material name and fame.

Adi 9.6

TEXT 6

TEXT

malakarah svayam krsna-premamara-taruh svayam

data bhokta tat-phalanam yas tam caitanyam asraye

SYNONYMS

malakarah -- gardener; svayam -- Himself; krsna -- Lord Krsna;

prema -- love; amara -- transcendental; taruh -- tree; svayam -- Himself;

data -- giver; bhokta -- enjoyer; tat-phalanam -- of all the fruits of

that tree; yah -- one who; tam -- unto Him; caitanyam -- Lord Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; asraye -- I take shelter.

TRANSLATION

I take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu, who Himself is the tree of transcendental love of Krsna, its

gardener and also the bestower and enjoyer of its fruits.

Adi 9.7

TEXT 7

TEXT

prabhu kahe, ami 'visvambhara' nama dhari

nama sarthaka haya, yadi preme visva bhari

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe -- the Lord said; ami -- I; visvambhara -- Visvambhara; nama

-- named; dhari -- accept; nama -- the name; sarthaka -- complete; haya -

- becomes; yadi -- if; preme -- in love of God; visva -- the whole

universe; bhari -- fulfilled.

TRANSLATION

Lord Caitanya thought: "My name is Visvambhara, 'one who maintains the

entire universe.' Its meaning will be actualized if I can fill the whole

universe with love of Godhead."

Adi 9.8

TEXT 8

TEXT

eta cinti' laila prabhu malakara-dharma

navadvipe arambhila phalodyana-karma

SYNONYMS

eta cinti' -- thinking like this; laila -- took; prabhu -- the Lord;

malakara-dharma -- the business of a gardener; navadvipe -- in

Navadvipa; arambhila -- began; phala-udyana -- garden; karma --

activities.

TRANSLATION

Thinking in this way, He accepted the duty of a planter and began to

grow a garden in Navadvipa.

Adi 9.9

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TEXT

sri-caitanya malakara prthivite ani'

bhakti-kalpataru ropila sinci' iccha-pani

SYNONYMS

sri-caitanya -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; malakara -- gardener;

prthivite -- on this planet; ani' -- bringing; bhakti-kalpataru --

the desire tree of devotional service; ropila -- sowed; sinci' --

watering; iccha -- will; pani -- water.

TRANSLATION

Thus the Lord brought the desire tree of devotional service to this

earth and became its gardener. He sowed the seed and sprinkled upon it

the water of His will.

PURPORT

In many places devotional service has been compared to a creeper. One

has to sow the seed of the devotional creeper, bhakti-lata, within his

heart. As he regularly hears and chants, the seed will fructify and

gradually grow into a mature plant and then produce the fruit of

devotional service, namely, love of Godhead, which the gardener (

malakara) can then enjoy without impediments.

Adi 9.10

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TEXT

jaya sri madhavapuri krsna-prema-pura

bhakti-kalpatarura tenho prathama ankura

SYNONYMS

jaya -- all glories; sri madhavapuri -- unto Madhavendra Puri;

krsna-prema-pura -- a storehouse of all love of Godhead; bhakti-

kalpatarura -- of the desire tree of devotional service; tenho --

he is; prathama -- first; ankura -- fructification.

TRANSLATION

All glories to Sri Madhavendra Puri, the storehouse of all devotional

service unto Krsna! He is a desire tree of devotional service, and it is

in him that the seed of devotional service first fructified.

PURPORT

Sri Madhavendra Puri, also known as Sri Madhava Puri, belonged to the

disciplic succession from Madhvacarya and was a greatly celebrated

sannyasi. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was the third disciplic descendant

from Sri Madhavendra Puri. The process of worship in the disciplic

succession of Madhvacarya was full of ritualistic ceremonies, with

hardly a sign of love of Godhead; Sri Madhavendra Puri was the first

person in that disciplic succession to exhibit the symptoms of love of

Godhead and the first to write a poem beginning with the words ayi dina-

dayardra-natha, "O supremely merciful Personality of Godhead." In that

poetry is the seed of Caitanya Mahaprabhu's cultivation of love of

Godhead.

Adi 9.11

TEXT 11

TEXT

sri-isvarapuri-rupe ankura pusta haila

apane caitanya-mali skandha upajila

SYNONYMS

sri-isvara-puri -- by the name Sri Isvara Puri; rupe -- in the form of;

ankura -- the seed; pusta -- cultivated; haila -- became; apane --

Himself; caitanya-mali -- the gardener of the name Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu; skandha -- trunk; upajila -- expanded.

TRANSLATION

The seed of devotional service next fructified in the form of Sri Isvara

Puri, and then the gardener Himself, Caitanya Mahaprabhu, became the

main trunk of the tree of devotional service.

PURPORT

Sri

Isvara Puri was a resident of Kumara-hatta, where there is now a

railroad station known as Kamarhatty. Nearby there is also another

station named Halisahara, which belongs to the eastern railway that

runs from the eastern section of Calcutta. Isvara Puri appeared

in a brahmana family and was the most beloved disciple of Srila

Madhavendra Puri. In the last portion of Caitanya-caritamrta, Chapter

Eight, verses 26-29, it is stated:

isvara-puri kare sri-pada sevana

sva-haste karena mala-mutradi marjana

nirantara krsna-nama karaya smarana

krsna-nama krsna-lila sunaya anuksana

tusta hana puri tanre kaila alingana

vara dila krsne tomara ha-uk prema-dhana

sei haite isvara-puri premera sagara

"At the last stage of his life Sri Madhavendra Puri became an invalid

and was completely unable to move, and Isvara Puri so completely engaged

himself in his service that he personally cleaned up his stool and urine.

Always chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra and reminding Sri

Madhavendra Puri about the pastimes of Lord Krsna in the last stage of

his life, Isvara Puri gave the best service among his disciples. Thus

Madhavendra Puri, being very pleased with him, blessed him, saying, 'My

dear boy, I can only pray to Krsna that He will be pleased with you.'

Thus Isvara Puri, by the grace of his spiritual master, Sri Madhavendra

Puri, became a great devotee in the ocean of love of Godhead." Srila

Visvanatha Cakravarti states in his Gurvastaka prayer, yasya

prasadad bhagavat-prasado yasyaprasadan na gatih kuto 'pi: "By the

mercy of the spiritual master one is benedicted by the mercy of Krsna.

Without the grace of the spiritual master one cannot make any

advancement." It is by the mercy of the spiritual master that one

becomes perfect, as vividly exemplified here. A Vaisnava is always

protected by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but if he appears to be

an invalid, this gives a chance to his disciples to serve him. Isvara

Puri pleased his spiritual master by service, and by the blessings of

his spiritual master he became such a great personality that Lord

Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted him as His spiritual master.

Srila Isvara Puri was the spiritual master of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,

but before initiating Lord Caitanya he went to Navadvipa and lived for a

few months in the house of Gopinatha Acarya. At that time Lord Caitanya

became acquainted with him, and it is understood that he served Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu by reciting his book, Krsna-lilamrta. This is

explained in Caitanya-bhagavata, Adi-lila, Seventh Chapter.

To teach others by example how to be a faithful disciple of one's

spiritual master, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Supreme Personality of

Godhead, visited the birthplace of Isvara Puri at Kamarhatty and

collected some earth from his birthsite. This He kept very

carefully, and He used to eat a small portion of it daily. This is

stated in the Caitanya-bhagavata, Chapter Twelve. It has

now become customary for devotees, following the example of Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu, to go there and collect some earth from that place.

Adi 9.12

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TEXT

nijacintya-saktye mali hana skandha haya

sakala sakhara sei skandha mulasraya

SYNONYMS

nija -- His own; acintya -- inconceivable; saktye -- by potency; mali --

gardener; hana -- becoming; skandha -- trunk; haya -- became; sakala --

all; sakhara -- of other branches; sei -- that; skandha -- trunk; mula-

asraya -- original support.

TRANSLATION

By His inconceivable powers, the Lord became the gardener, the trunk and

the branches simultaneously.

Adi 9.13-15

TEXTS 13-15

TEXT

paramananda puri, ara kesava bharati

brahmananda puri, ara brahmananda bharati

visnu-puri, kesava-puri, puri krsnananda

sri-nrsimhatirtha, ara puri sukhananda

ei nava mula nikasila vrksa-mule

ei nava mule vrksa karila niscale

SYNONYMS

paramananda puri -- of the name Paramananda Puri; ara -- and; kesava

bharati -- of the name Kesava Bharati; brahmananda puri -- of the name

Brahmananda Puri; ara -- and; brahmananda bharati -- of the name

Brahmananda Bharati; visnu-puri -- of the name Visnu Puri; kesava-puri --

of the name Kesava Puri; puri krsnananda -- of the name Krsnananda Puri;

sri-nrsimhatirtha -- of the name Sri Nrsimhatirtha; ara --

and; puri sukhananda -- of the name Sukhananda Puri; ei nava -- of

these nine; mula -- roots; nikasila -- fructified; vrksa-mule -- in the

trunk of the tree; ei nava mule -- in these nine roots; vrksa -- the

tree; karila niscale -- became very steadfast.

TRANSLATION

Paramananda Puri, Kesava Bharati, Brahmananda Puri and Brahmananda

Bharati, Sri Visnu Puri, Kesava Puri, Krsnananda Puri, Sri Nrsimhatirtha

and Sukhananda Puri -- these nine sannyasi roots all sprouted

from the trunk of the tree. Thus the tree stood steadfastly on the

strength of these nine roots.

PURPORT

Paramananda Puri. Paramananda Puri belonged to a brahmana family of the

Trihut district in Uttara Pradesh. Madhavendra Puri was his spiritual

master. In relationship with Madhavendra Puri, Paramananda Puri was very

dear to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. In the Caitanya-bhagavata, Antya-lila,

Chapter Eleven, there is the following statement:

sannyasira madhye isvarera priya-patra

ara nahi eka puri gosani se matra

damodara-svarupa paramananda-puri

sannyasi-parsade ei dui adhikari

niravadhi nikate thakena dui-jana

prabhura sannyase kare dandera grahana

puri dhyana-para damodarera kirtana

yata-priti isvarera puri-gosanire

damodara-svarupere-o tata priti kare

"Among his sannyasi disciples, Isvara Puri and Paramananda Puri were

very dear to Madhavendra Puri. Thus Paramananda Puri, like Svarupa

Damodara, who was also a sannyasi, was very dear to Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu and was His constant associate. When Lord Caitanya accepted

the renounced order, Paramananda Puri offered Him the danda. Paramananda

Puri was always engaged in meditation, and Sri Svarupa was always

engaged in chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. As Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu offered full respect to His spiritual master, Isvara Puri, He

similarly respected Paramananda Puri and Svarupa Damodara." It is

described in Caitanya-bhagavata, Antya-lila, Chapter Three, that

when Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu first saw Paramananda Puri He made the

following statement:

aji dhanya locana, saphala aji janma

saphala amara aji haila sarva-dharma

prabhu bale aji mora saphala sannyasa

aji madhavendra more ha-ila prakasa

"My eyes, My mind, My religious activities and My acceptance of the

sannyasa order have now all become perfect because today Madhavendra

Puri is manifest before Me in the form of Paramananda Puri."

Caitanya-bhagavata further states:

kathoksane anyo 'nye karena pranama

paramananda-puri caitanyera priya-dhama

"Thus Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu exchanged respectful obeisances with

Paramananda-Puri, who was very dear to Him." Paramananda Puri

established a small monastery behind the western side of the Jagannatha

Temple, where he had a well dug to supply water. The water, however, was

bitter, and therefore Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu prayed to Lord Jagannatha

to allow Ganges water to come into the well to make it sweet. When Lord

Jagannatha granted the request, Lord Caitanya told all the devotees that

from that day hence, the water of Paramananda Puri's well should be

celebrated as Ganges water, for any devotee who would drink it or bathe

in it would certainly get the same benefit as that derived from drinking

or bathing in the waters of the Ganges. Such a person would certainly

develop pure love of Godhead. It is stated in the Caitanya-bhagavata

prabhu bale ami ye achiye prthivite

niscayai janiha puri-gosanira prite

"Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to say: 'I am living in this world only on

account of the excellent behavior of Sri Paramananda Puri.' " The Gaura-

ganoddesa-dipika, verse 118, states, puri sri-paramanando ya asid

uddhavah pura: "Paramananda Puri is none other than Uddhava." Uddhava

was Lord Krsna's friend and uncle, and in the Caitanya-lila the

same Uddhava became the friend of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His uncle

in terms of their relationship in the disciplic succession.

Kesava Bharati. The Sarasvati, Bharati and Puri sampradayas belong to

the Srngeri Matha in South India, and Sri Kesava Bharati, who at that

time was situated in a monastery in Katwa, belonged to the Bharati-

sampradaya. According to some authoritative opinions, although Kesava

Bharati belonged to the Sankara-sampradaya, he was formerly

initiated by a Vaisnava. He is supposed to have been a Vaisnava on

account of having been initiated by Madhavendra Puri, for some say that

he took sannyasa from Madhavendra Puri. The temple and Deity worship

started by Kesava Bharati are still existing in the village known as

Khatundi, which is under the postal jurisdiction of Kandara in the

district of Burdwan. According to the managers of that matha, the

priests are descendants of Kesava Bharati, and some say that the

worshipers of the Deity are descendants of the sons of Kesava Bharati.

In his householder life he had two sons, Nisapati and Usapati, and a

brahmana of the name Sri Nakadicandra Vidyaratna, who was a member of

the family of Nisapati, was the priest in charge at the time that Sri

Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati visited this temple. According to some, the

priests of the temple belong to the family of Kesava Bharati's brother.

Still another opinion is that they descend from Madhava Bharati, who was

another disciple of Kesava Bharati. Madhava Bharati's disciple

Balabhadra, who also later became a sannyasi of the Bharati-sampradaya,

had two sons in his family life named Madana and Gopala. Madana, whose

family's surname was Bharati, lived in the village of Auriya, and Gopala,

whose family's surname was Brahmacari, lived in the village of Denduda.

There are still many living descendants of both families.

In the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika, verse 52, it is said:

mathurayam yajna-sutram pura krsnaya yo munih

dadau sandipanih so 'bhut adya kesava-bharati

"Sandipani Muni, who formerly offered the sacred thread to Krsna and

Balarama, later became Kesava Bharati." It is he who offered sannyasa to

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. There is another statement

from the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika, verse 117. Iti kecit prabhasante '

krurah kesava-bharati: "According to some authoritative opinions, Kesava

Bharati is an incarnation of Akrura." Kesava Bharati offered the

sannyasa order to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in the year 1432 sakabda (1510

A.D.) in Katwa. This is stated in the Vaisnava-manjusa, Part Two.

Brahmananda Puri. Sri Brahmananda Puri was one of the associates of Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu while He was performing kirtana in Navadvipa, and he

also joined Lord Caitanya in Jagannatha Puri. We may note in this

connection that the name Brahmananda is accepted not only by Mayavadi

sannyasis but Vaisnava sannyasis also. One of our foolish Godbrothers

criticized our sannyasi Brahmananda Svami, saying that this was a

Mayavadi name. The foolish man did not know that Brahmananda does not

always refer to the impersonal. Parabrahman, the Supreme Brahman,

is Krsna. A devotee of Krsna can therefore also be called Brahmananda;

this is evident from the fact that Brahmananda Puri was one of the chief

sannyasi associates of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Brahmananda Bharati. Brahmananda Bharati went to see Sri Krsna Caitanya

Mahaprabhu at Jagannatha-dhama. At that time he used to wear only a

deerskin to cover himself, and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu indirectly

indicated that He did not like this deerskin covering. Brahmananda

Bharati therefore gave it up and accepted a loincloth of saffron color

as used by Vaisnava sannyasis. For some time he lived with Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu at Jagannatha Puri.

Adi 9.16

TEXT 16

TEXT

madhya-mula paramananda puri maha-dhira

asta dike asta mula vrksa kaila sthira

SYNONYMS

madhya-mula -- the middle root; paramananda puri -- of the name

Paramananda Puri; maha-dhira -- most sober; asta dike -- in the eight

directions; asta mula -- eight roots; vrksa -- the tree; kaila sthira --

fixed.

TRANSLATION

With the sober and grave Paramananda Puri as the central root and the

other eight roots in the eight directions, the tree of Caitanya

Mahaprabhu stood firmly.

Adi 9.17

TEXT 17

TEXT

skandhera upare bahu sakha upajila

upari upari sakha asankhya ha-ila

SYNONYMS

skandhera upare -- upon the trunk; bahu sakha -- many branches; upajila -

- grew; upari upari -- over and above them; sakha -- other branches;

asankhya -- innumerable; ha-ila -- fructified.

TRANSLATION

From the trunk grew many branches and above them innumerable others.

Adi 9.18

TEXT 18

TEXT

visa visa sakha kari' eka eka mandala

maha-maha-sakha chaila brahmanda sakala

SYNONYMS

visa visa -- twenty, twenty; sakha -- branches; kari' -- making a group;

eka eka mandala -- form a society; maha-maha-sakha -- big branches;

chaila -- covered; brahmanda -- the whole universe; sakala -- all.

TRANSLATION

Thus the branches of the Caitanya tree formed a cluster or society, with

great branches covering all the universe.

PURPORT

Our International Society for Krishna Consciousness is one of the

branches of the Caitanya tree.

Adi 9.19

TEXT 19

TEXT

ekaika sakhate upasakha sata sata

yata upajila sakha ke ganibe kata

SYNONYMS

ekaika -- each branch; sakhate -- in the branch; upasakha -- sub-

branches; sata sata -- hundreds and hundreds; yata -- all; upajila --

grew; sakha -- branches; ke -- who; ganibe -- can count; kata -- how

much.

TRANSLATION

From each branch grew many hundreds of sub-branches. No one can

count how many branches thus grew.

Adi 9.20

TEXT 20

TEXT

mukhya mukhya sakha-ganera nama aganana

age ta' kariba, suna vrksera varnana

SYNONYMS

mukhya mukhya -- the foremost of them all; sakha-ganera -- of the

branches; nama -- name; aganana -- uncountable; age -- subsequently; ta'

kariba -- I shall do; suna -- please hear; vrksera varnana -- the

description of the Caitanya tree.

TRANSLATION

I shall try to name the foremost of the innumerable branches. Please

hear the description of the Caitanya tree.

Adi 9.21

TEXT 21

TEXT

vrksera upare sakha haila dui skandha

eka 'advaita' nama, ara 'nityananda'

SYNONYMS

vrksera -- of the tree; upare -- on the top; sakha -- branch; haila --

became; dui -- two; skandha -- trunks; eka -- one; advaita -- Sri

Advaita Prabhu; nama -- of the name; ara -- and; nityananda -- of the

name Nityananda Prabhu.

TRANSLATION

At the top of the tree the trunk branched into two. One trunk was named

Sri Advaita Prabhu and the other Sri Nityananda Prabhu.

Adi 9.22

TEXT 22

TEXT

sei dui-skandhe bahu sakha upajila

tara upasakha-gane jagat chaila

SYNONYMS

sei -- that; dui-skandhe -- in two trunks; bahu -- many; sakha --

branches; upajila -- grew; tara -- of them; upasakha-gane -- sub-

branches; jagat -- the whole world; chaila -- covered.

TRANSLATION

From these two trunks grew many branches and sub-branches that

covered the entire world.

Adi 9.23

TEXT 23

TEXT

bada sakha, upasakha, tara upasakha

yata upajila tara ke karibe lekha

SYNONYMS

bada sakha -- the big branches; upasakha -- sub-branches; tara --

their; upasakha -- sub-branches; tara -- their; upasakha --

again sub-branches; yata -- all that; upajila -- grew; tara -- of them;

ke -- who; karibe -- can count; lekha -- or write.

TRANSLATION

These branches and sub-branches and their sub-branches

became so numerous that no one can actually write about them.

Adi 9.24

TEXT 24

TEXT

sisya, prasisya, ara upasisya-gana

jagat vyapila tara nahika ganana

SYNONYMS

sisya -- disciples; prasisya -- grand-disciples; ara -- and;

upasisya-gana -- admirers; jagat -- the whole world; vyapila -- spread;

tara -- of that; nahika -- there is none; ganana -- enumeration.

TRANSLATION

Thus the disciples and the grand-disciples and their admirers

spread throughout the entire world, and it is not possible to enumerate

them all.

Adi 9.25

TEXT 25

TEXT

udumbara-vrksa yena phale sarva ange

ei mata bhakti-vrkse sarvatra phala lage

SYNONYMS

udumbara-vrksa -- a big fig tree; yena -- as if; phale -- grew fruits;

sarva -- all; ange -- parts of the body; ei -- this; mata -- like;

bhakti-vrkse -- in the tree of devotional service; sarvatra -- all over;

phala -- fruit; lage -- appears.

TRANSLATION

As a big fig tree bears fruits all over its body, each part of the tree

of devotional service bore fruit.

PURPORT

This tree of devotional service is not of this material world. It grows

in the spiritual world, where there is no distinction between one part

of the body and another. It is something like a tree of sugar, for

whichever part of such a tree one tastes, it is always sweet. The tree

of bhakti has varieties of branches, leaves and fruits, but they are all

meant for the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. There are

nine different processes of devotional service (sravanam kirtanam visnoh

smaranam pada-sevanam arcanam vandanam dasyam sakhyam atma-nivedanam

), but all of them are meant only for the service of the Supreme

Lord. Therefore whether one hears, chants, remembers or worships, his

activities will yield the same result. Which one of these processes will

be the most suitable for a particular devotee depends upon his taste.

Adi 9.26

TEXT 26

TEXT

mula-skandhera sakha ara upasakha-gane

lagila ye prema-phala, -- amrtake jine

SYNONYMS

mula-skandhera -- of the chief trunk; sakha -- branches; ara -- and;

upasakha-gane -- sub-branches; lagila -- as it grew; ye -- that;

prema-phala -- the fruit of love; amrtake jine -- such a fruit conquers

nectar.

TRANSLATION

Since Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu was the original trunk, the taste of

the fruits that grew on the branches and sub-branches surpassed

the taste of nectar.

Adi 9.27

TEXT 27

TEXT

pakila ye prema-phala amrta-madhura

vilaya caitanya-mali, nahi laya mula

SYNONYMS

pakila -- ripened; ye -- that; prema-phala -- the fruit of love of

Godhead; amrta -- nectarean; madhura -- sweet; vilaya -- distributes;

caitanya-mali -- the gardener, Lord Caitanya; nahi -- does not; laya --

take; mula -- price.

TRANSLATION

The fruits ripened and became sweet and nectarean. The gardener, Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu, distributed them without asking any price.

Adi 9.28

TEXT 28

TEXT

tri-jagate yata ache dhana-ratnamani

eka-phalera mulya kari' taha nahi gani

SYNONYMS

tri-jagate -- in the three worlds; yata -- as much as; ache -- there is;

dhana-ratnamani -- wealth and riches; eka-phalera -- one fruit's;

mulya -- price; kari' -- calculated; taha -- that; nahi -- do not; gani -

- count.

TRANSLATION

All the wealth in the three worlds cannot equal the value of one such

nectarean fruit of devotional service.

Adi 9.29

TEXT 29

TEXT

mage va na mage keha, patra va apatra

ihara vicara nahi jane, deya matra

SYNONYMS

mage -- begs; va -- or; na -- not; mage -- begs; keha -- anyone; patra --

candidate; va -- or; apatra -- not a candidate; ihara -- of this;

vicara -- consideration; nahi -- does not; jane -- know; deya -- gives;

matra -- only.

TRANSLATION

Not considering who asked for it and who did not, nor who was fit and

who unfit to receive it, Caitanya Mahaprabhu distributed the fruit of

devotional service.

PURPORT

This is the sum and substance of Lord Caitanya's sankirtana movement.

There is no distinction made between those who are fit and those who are

not fit to hear or take part in the sankirtana movement. It should

therefore be preached without discrimination. The only purpose of the

preachers of the sankirtana movement must be to go on preaching without

restriction. That is the way in which Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu introduced

this sankirtana movement to the world.

Adi 9.30

TEXT 30

TEXT

anjali anjali bhari' phele caturdise

daridra kudana khaya, malakara hase

SYNONYMS

anjali -- handful; anjali -- handful; bhari' -- filling; phele --

distributes; caturdise -- in all directions; daridra -- poor;

kudana -- picking up; khaya -- eats; malakara -- the gardener; hase

-- smiles.

TRANSLATION

The transcendental gardener, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, distributed

handful after handful of fruit in all directions, and when the poor

hungry people ate the fruit, the gardener smiled with great pleasure.

Adi 9.31

TEXT 31

TEXT

malakara kahe, -- suna, vrksa-parivara

mulasakha-upasakha yateka prakara

SYNONYMS

malakara -- the gardener; kahe -- said; suna -- hear; vrksa-

parivara -- the family of this transcendental tree of devotional service;

mula-sakha -- chief branches; upasakha -- sub-branches; yateka -

- as many; prakara -- varieties.

TRANSLATION

Lord Caitanya thus addressed the multifarious varieties of branches and

sub-branches of the tree of devotional service:

Adi 9.32

TEXT 32

TEXT

alaukika vrksa kare sarvendriya-karma

sthavara ha-iya dhare jangamera dharma

SYNONYMS

alaukika -- transcendental; vrksa -- tree; kare -- does; sarva-indriya --

all senses; karma -- activities; sthavara -- immovable; ha-iya --

becoming; dhare -- accepts; jangamera -- of the movable; dharma --

activities.

TRANSLATION

"Since the tree of devotional service is transcendental, every one of

its parts can perform the action of all the others. Although a tree is

supposed to be immovable, this tree nevertheless moves.

PURPORT

It is our experience in the material world that trees stand in one place,

but in the spiritual world a tree can go from one place to another.

Therefore everything in the spiritual world is called alaukika, uncommon

or transcendental. Another feature of such a tree is that it can act

universally. In the material world the roots of a tree go deep within

the earth to gather food, but in the spiritual world the twigs, branches

and leaves of the upper portion of the tree can act as well as the

roots.

Adi 9.33

TEXT 33

TEXT

e vrksera anga haya saba sa-cetana

badiya vyapila sabe sakala bhuvana

SYNONYMS

e -- this; vrksera -- of the Caitanya tree; anga -- parts; haya -- are;

saba -- all; sa-cetana -- spiritually cognizant; badiya -- increasing;

vyapila -- overflooded; sabe -- all the parts; sakala -- all; bhuvana --

the world.

TRANSLATION

"All the parts of this tree are spiritually cognizant, and thus as they

grow up they spread all over the world.

Adi 9.34

TEXT 34

TEXT

ekala malakara ami kahan kahan yaba

ekala va kata phala padiya vilaba

SYNONYMS

ekala -- alone; malakara -- gardener; ami -- I am; kahan -- where;

kahan -- where; yaba -- shall I go; ekala -- alone; va -- or; kata --

how many; phala -- fruits; padiya -- picking; vilaba -- shall distribute.

TRANSLATION

"I am the only gardener. How many places can I go? How many fruits can I

pick and distribute?

PURPORT

Here Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu indicates that the distribution of the Hare

Krsna maha-mantra should be performed by combined forces. Although He is

the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He laments, "How can I act alone?

How can I alone pick the fruit and distribute it all over the world?"

This indicates that all classes of devotees should combine to distribute

the Hare Krsna maha-mantra without consideration of the time, place or

situation.

Adi 9.35

TEXT 35

TEXT

ekala uthana dite haya parisrama

keha paya, keha na paya, rahe mane bhrama

SYNONYMS

ekala -- alone; uthana -- picking up; dite -- to give; haya -- it

becomes; parisrama -- too laborious; keha -- someone; paya -- does get;

keha -- someone; na -- not; paya -- does get; rahe -- remains; mane --

in the mind; bhrama -- suspicion.

TRANSLATION

"It would certainly be a very laborious task to pick the fruits and

distribute them alone, and still I suspect that some would receive them

and others would not.

Adi 9.36

TEXT 36

TEXT

ataeva ami ajna dilun sabakare

yahan tahan prema-phala deha' yare tare

SYNONYMS

ataeva -- therefore; ami -- I; ajna -- order; dilun -- give; sabakare --

to everyone; yahan -- wherever; tahan -- everywhere; prema-phala -- the

fruit of love of Godhead; deha' -- distribute; yare -- anyone; tare --

everyone.

TRANSLATION

"Therefore I order every man within this universe to accept this Krsna

consciousness movement and distribute it everywhere.

PURPORT

In this connection there is a song sung by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura:

enechi ausadhi maya nasibara lagi'

harinama-mahamantra lao tumi magi'

bhakativinoda prabhu-carane padiya

sei harinama-mantra la-ila magiya

The sankirtana movement has been introduced by Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu

just to dispell the illusion of maya, by which everyone in this material

world thinks himself to be a product of matter and therefore to have

many duties pertaining to the body. Actually, the living entity is not

his material body; he is a spirit soul. He has a spiritual need to be

eternally blissful and full of knowledge, but unfortunately he

identifies himself with the body, sometimes as a human being, sometimes

as an animal, sometimes a tree, sometimes an aquatic, sometimes a

demigod, and so on. Thus with each change of body he develops a

different type of consciousness with different types of activities and

thus becomes increasingly entangled in material existence,

transmigrating perpetually from one body to another. Under the spell of

maya, or illusion, he does not consider the past or future but is simply

satisfied with the short life span that he has gotten for the present.

To eradicate this illusion, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has brought the

sankirtana movement, and He requests everyone to accept and distribute

it. A person who is actually a follower of Sri Bhaktivinoda Thakura

must immediately accept the request of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu by

offering respectful obeisances unto His lotus feet and thus beg from Him

the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. If one is fortunate enough to beg from the

Lord this Hare Krsna maha-mantra, his life is successful.

Adi 9.37

TEXT 37

TEXT

ekala malakara ami kata phala khaba

na diya va ei phala ara ki kariba

SYNONYMS

ekala -- alone; malakara -- gardener; ami -- I; kata -- how many;

phala -- fruits; khaba -- eat; na -- without; diya -- giving; va -- or;

ei -- this; phala -- fruits; ara -- else; ki -- what; kariba -- shall I

do.

TRANSLATION

"I am the only gardener. If I do not distribute these fruits, what shall

I do with them? How many fruits can I alone eat?

PURPORT

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu produced so many fruits of devotional service

that they must be distributed all over the world; otherwise, how could

He alone relish and taste each and every fruit? The original reason that

Lord Sri Krsna descended as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was to understand

Srimati Radharani's love for Krsna and to taste that love. The fruits of

the tree of devotional service were innumerable, and therefore He wanted

to distribute them unrestrictedly to everyone. Srila Rupa Gosvami

therefore writes:

anarpita-carim cirat karunayavatirnah kalau

samarpayitum unnatojjvala-rasam sva-bhakti-sriyam

harih purata-sundara-dyuti-kadamba-sandipitah

sada hrdaya-kandare sphuratu vah saci-nandanah

There were many precious incarnations of the Supreme Personality of

Godhead, but none were so generous, kind and magnanimous as Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu, for He distributed the most confidential aspect of

devotional service, namely, the conjugal love of Radha and Krsna.

Therefore Sri Rupa Gosvami Prabhupada desires that Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu live perpetually in the hearts of all devotees, for thus they

can understand and relish the loving affairs of Srimati Radharani and

Krsna.

Adi 9.38

TEXT 38

TEXT

atma-icchamrte vrksa sinci nirantara

tahate asankhya phala vrksera upara

SYNONYMS

atma -- self; iccha-amrte -- by the nectar of the will; vrksa -- the

tree; sinci -- sprinkle; nirantara -- constantly; tahate -- there;

asankhya -- unlimited; phala -- fruits; vrksera -- on the tree; upara --

upper.

TRANSLATION

"By the transcendental desire of the Supreme Personality of Godhead,

water has been sprinkled all over the tree, and thus there are

innumerable fruits of love of Godhead.

PURPORT

God is unlimited, and His desires are also unlimited. This example of

unlimited fruits is factually appropriate even within the material

context, for with the good will of the Supreme Personality of Godhead

there can be enough fruits, grains and other foodstuffs produced so that

all the people in the world could not finish them, even if they ate ten

times their capacity. In this material world there is actually no

scarcity of anything but Krsna consciousness. If people become Krsna

conscious, by the transcendental will of the Supreme Personality of

Godhead there will be enough foodstuffs produced so that people will

have no economic problems at all. One can very easily understand this

fact. The production of fruits and flowers depends not upon our will but

the supreme will of the Personality of Godhead. If He is pleased,

He can supply enough fruits, flowers, etc., but if people are atheistic

and godless, nature, by His will, restricts the supply of food. For

example, in several provinces in India, especially Maharastra, Uttara

Pradesh and other adjoining states, there is sometimes a great scarcity

of foodstuffs due to lack of rainfall. So-called scientists and

economists cannot do anything about this. Therefore, to solve all

problems, one must seek the good will of the Supreme Personality of

Godhead by becoming Krsna conscious and worshiping Him regularly in

devotional service.

Adi 9.39

TEXT 39

TEXT

ataeva saba phala deha' yare tare

khaiya ha-uk loka ajara amare

SYNONYMS

ataeva -- therefore; saba -- all; phala -- fruits; deha' -- distribute;

yare tare -- to everyone and anyone; khaiya -- eating; ha-uk -- let them

become; loka -- all people; ajara -- without old age; amare -- without

death.

TRANSLATION

"Distribute this Krsna consciousness movement all over the world. Let

people eat these fruits and ultimately become free from old age and

death.

PURPORT

The Krsna consciousness movement introduced by Lord Caitanya is

extremely important because one who takes to it becomes eternal, being

freed from birth, death and old age. People do not recognize that the

real distresses in life are the four principles of birth, death, old age

and disease. They are so foolish that they resign themselves to these

four miseries, not knowing the transcendental remedy of the Hare Krsna

maha-mantra. Simply by chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra one can

become free from all misery, but because they are enchanted by the

illusory energy, people do not take this movement seriously. Therefore

those who are actually servants of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu must

seriously distribute this movement all over the world to render the

greatest benefit to human society. Of course, animals and other lower

species are not capable of understanding this movement, but if even a

small number of living beings take it seriously, by their chanting

loudly, all living entities, including even trees, animals and other

lower species, will be benefited. When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu inquired

from Haridasa Thakura how he was to benefit living entities other than

humans, Srila Haridasa Thakura replied that the Hare Krsna maha-mantra

is so potent that if it is chanted loudly, everyone will benefit,

including the lower species of life.

Adi 9.40

TEXT 40

TEXT

jagat vyapiya mora habe punya khyati

sukhi ha-iya loka mora gahibeka kirti

SYNONYMS

jagat vyapiya -- spreading all over the world; mora -- My; habe -- there

will be; punya -- pious; khyati -- reputation; sukhi -- happy; ha-iya --

becoming; loka -- all the people; mora -- My; gahibeka -- glorify; kirti

-- reputation.

TRANSLATION

"If the fruits are distributed all over the world, My reputation as a

pious man will be known everywhere, and thus all people will glorify My

name with great pleasure.

PURPORT

This prediction of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is now actually coming to

pass. The Krsna consciousness movement is being distributed all over the

world through the chanting of the holy name of the Lord, the Hare Krsna

maha-mantra, and people who were leading confused, chaotic lives are now

feeling transcendental happiness. They are finding peace in sankirtana,

and therefore they are acknowledging the supreme benefit of this

movement. This is the blessing of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. His

prediction is now factually being fulfilled, and those who are sober and

conscientious are appreciating the value of this great movement.

Adi 9.41

TEXT 41

TEXT

bharata-bhumite haila manusya janma yara

janma sarthaka kari' kara para-upakara

SYNONYMS

bharata -- of India; bhumite -- in the land; haila -- has become;

manusya -- human being; janma -- birth; yara -- anyone; janma -- such a

birth; sarthaka -- fulfillment; kari' -- doing so; kara -- do; para --

others; upakara -- benefit.

TRANSLATION

"One who has taken his birth as a human being in the land of India [

Bharata-varsa] should make his life successful and work for the benefit

of all other people.

PURPORT

The magnanimity of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is expressed in this very

important verse. Although He was born in Bengal and Bengalis therefore

have a special duty toward Him, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is addressing

not only Bengalis but all the inhabitants of India. It is in the land of

India that actual human civilization can be developed.

Human life is especially meant for God realization, as stated in the

Vedanta-sutra (athato brahma-jijnasa). Anyone who takes birth in the

land of India (Bharata-varsa) has the special privilege of being able to

take advantage of the instruction and guidance of the Vedic civilization.

He automatically receives the basic principles of spiritual life, for

99.9% of the Indian people, even simple village farmers and others who

are neither educated nor sophisticated, believe in the transmigration of

the soul, believe in past and future lives, believe in God and

naturally want to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead or His

representative. These ideas are the natural inheritance of a person born

in India. India has many holy places of pilgrimage such as Gaya,

Benares, Mathura, Prayag, Vrndavana, Haridvar, Ramesvaram and

Jagannatha Puri, and still people go there by the hundreds and thousands.

Although the present leaders of India are influencing the people not to

believe in God, not to believe in a next life and not to believe in a

distinction between pious and impious life, and they are

teaching them how to drink wine, eat meat and become supposedly

civilized, people are nevertheless afraid of the four activities of

sinful life -- namely, illicit sex, meat eating, intoxication and

gambling -- and whenever there is a religious festival, they gather

together by the thousands. We have actual experience of this. Whenever

the Krsna consciousness movement holds a sankirtana festival in a big

city like Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Ahmedabad or Hyderabad, thousands of

people come to hear. Sometimes we speak in English, but even though most

people do not understand English, they nevertheless come to hear us.

Even when imitation incarnations of Godhead speak, people gather in

thousands, for everyone who is born in the land of India has a natural

spiritual inclination and is taught the basic principles of spiritual

life; they merely need to be a little more educated in the Vedic

principles. Therefore Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, janma sarthaka

kari' kara para-upakara: if an Indian is educated in the Vedic

principles, he is able to perform the most beneficial welfare activity

for the entire world.

At present, for want of Krsna consciousness or God consciousness, the

entire world is in darkness, having been covered by the four principles

of sinful life -- meat eating, illicit sex, gambling and intoxication.

Therefore there is a need for vigorous propaganda to educate people to

refrain from sinful activities. This will bring peace and prosperity;

the rogues, thieves and debauchees will naturally decrease in number,

and all of human society will be God conscious.

The practical effect of our spreading the Krsna consciousness movement

all over the world is that now the most degraded debauchees are becoming

the most elevated saints. This is only one Indian's humble service to

the world. If all Indians had taken to this path, as advised by Lord

Caitanya Mahaprabhu, India would have given a unique gift to the world,

and thus India would have been glorified. Now, however, India is known

as a poverty-stricken country, and whenever anyone from America or

another opulent country goes to India, he sees many people lying by the

foot paths for whom there are not even provisions for two meals a

day. There are also institutions collecting money from all parts of the

world in the name of welfare activities for poverty-stricken people, but

they are spending it for their own sense gratification. Now, on the

order of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Krsna consciousness movement has

been started, and people are benefiting from this movement. Therefore it

is now the duty of the leading men of India to consider the importance

of this movement and train many Indians to go outside of India to preach

this cult. People will accept it, there will be cooperation among the

Indian people and among the other people of the world, and the mission

of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu will then be fulfilled. Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu will then be glorified all over the world, and people will

naturally be happy, peaceful and prosperous, not only in this life but

also in the next, for as stated in Bhagavad-gita, anyone who

understands Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, will very easily

get salvation, or freedom from the repetition of birth and death, and go

back home, back to Godhead. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu therefore requests

every Indian to become a preacher of His cult to save the world from

disastrous confusion.

This is not only the duty of Indians but the duty of everyone, and we

are very happy that American and European boys and girls are seriously

cooperating with this movement. One should know definitely that the best

welfare activity for all of human society is to awaken man's God

consciousness, or Krsna consciousness. Therefore everyone should help

this great movement. This is confirmed in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth

Canto, Twenty-second Chapter, verse 35, which is next quoted in

Caitanya-caritamrta.

Adi 9.42

TEXT 42

TEXT

etavaj janma-saphalyam dehinam iha dehisu

pranair arthair dhiya vaca sreya-acaranam sada

SYNONYMS

etavat -- up to this; janma -- of birth; saphalyam -- perfection;

dehinam -- of every living being; iha -- in this world; dehisu -- toward

those who are embodied; pranaih -- by life; arthaih -- by wealth; dhiya -

- by intelligence; vaca -- by words; sreyah -- eternal good fortune;

acaranam -- acting practically; sada -- always.

TRANSLATION

"'It is the duty of every living being to perform welfare activities for

the benefit of others with his life, wealth, intelligence and words.'

PURPORT

There are two kinds of general activities -- sreyas, or activities which

are ultimately beneficial and auspicious, and preyas, or those which are

immediately beneficial and auspicious. For example, children are very

fond of playing. They don't want to go to school to receive an

education, and they think that to play all day and night and enjoy with

their friends is the aim of life. Even in the transcendental life of

Lord Krsna, we find that when He was a child He was very fond of playing

with His friends of the same age, the cowherd boys. He would not even go

home to take His dinner. Mother Yasoda would have to come out to induce

Him to come home. Thus it is a child's nature to engage all day and

night in playing, not caring even for his health and other important

concerns. This is an example of preyas, or immediately beneficial

activities, but there are also sreyas, or activities which are

ultimately auspicious. According to Vedic civilization, a human being

must be God conscious. He should understand what God is, what this

material world is, who he is and what their interrelationships are.

This is called sreyas, or ultimately auspicious activity.

In this verse of Srimad-Bhagavatam it is said that one should be

interested in sreyas. To achieve the ultimate goal of sreyas, or good

fortune, one should engage everything, including his life, wealth and

words, not only for himself but for others also. However, unless one is

interested in sreyas in his own life, he cannot preach of sreyas for the

benefit of others.

This verse cited by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu applies to human beings, not

to animals. As indicated in the previous verse by the words manusya-

janma, these injunctions are for human beings. Unfortunately, human

beings, although they have the bodies of men, are becoming less than

animals in their behavior. This is the fault of modern education. Modern

educators do not know the aim of human life; they are simply concerned

with how to develop the economic condition of their countries or of

human society. This is also necessary; the Vedic civilization considers

all aspects of human life, including dharma (religion), artha (economic

development), kama (sense gratification) and moksa (liberation). But

humanity's first concern should be religion. To be religious, one must

abide by the orders of God, but unfortunately people in this age have

rejected religion, and they are busy in economic development. Therefore

they will adopt any means to get money. For economic development one

does not need to get money by hook or by crook; one needs only

sufficient money to maintain his body and soul. However, because modern

economic development is going on with no religious background, people

have become lusty, greedy and mad after money. They are simply

developing the qualities of rajas (passion) and tamas (ignorance),

neglecting the other quality of nature, sattva (goodness), and the

brahminical qualifications. Therefore the entire society is in chaos.

The Bhagavatam says that it is the duty of an advanced human being to

act in such a way as to facilitate human society's attainment of the

ultimate goal of life. There is a similar verse in the Visnu Purana,

Part Three, Chapter Twelve, verse 45, which is quoted in this

chapter of Caitanya-caritamrta as verse 43.

Adi 9.43

TEXT 43

TEXT

praninam upakaraya yad eveha paratra ca

karmana manasa vaca tad eva matiman bhajet

SYNONYMS

praninam -- of all living entities; upakaraya -- for the benefit; yat --

whichever; eva -- certainly; iha -- in this world or in this life;

paratra -- in the next life; ca -- and; karmana -- by work; manasa -- by

the mind; vaca -- by words; tat -- that; eva -- certainly; matiman --

an intelligent man; bhajet -- must act.

TRANSLATION

"'By his work, thoughts and words, an intelligent man must perform

actions which will be beneficial for all living entities in this life

and in the next.'

PURPORT

Unfortunately, people in general do not know what is to take place in

the next life. To prepare oneself for his next life is common sense, and

it is a principle of the Vedic civilization, but presently people

throughout the world do not believe in a next life. Even influential

professors and other educators say that as soon as the body is finished,

everything is finished. This atheistic philosophy is killing human

civilization. People are irresponsibly performing all sorts of sinful

activities, and thus the privilege of the human life is being taken away

by the educational propaganda of the so-called leaders. Actually it is a

fact that this life is meant for preparation for the next life; by

evolution one has come through many species or forms, and this human

form of life is an opportunity to promote oneself to a better life. This

is explained in Bhagavad-gita:

yanti deva-vrata devan

pitrn yanti pitr-vratah

bhutani yanti bhutejya

yanti mad-yajino 'pi mam

"Those who worship the demigods will take birth among the demigods;

those who worship ghosts and spirits will take birth among such beings;

those who worship ancestors go to the ancestors; and those who worship

Me will live with Me." (Bg. 9.25) Therefore, one may promote himself to

the higher planetary systems which are the residence of the demigods,

one can promote himself to the Pitrloka, one can remain on earth, or one

can also go back home, back to Godhead. This is further confirmed

by Bhagavad-gita (4.9): tyaktva deham punar janma naiti

mam eti so 'rjuna. After giving up the body, one who knows Krsna in

truth does not come back again to this world to accept a material body,

but he goes back home, back to Godhead. This knowledge is in the sastras,

and people should be given the opportunity to understand it. Even if

one is not able to go back to Godhead in one life, the Vedic

civilization at least gives one the opportunity to be promoted to the

higher planetary systems where the demigods live and not glide down

again to animal life. At present, people do not understand this

knowledge, although it constitutes a great science, for they are

uneducated and trained not to accept it. This is the horrible condition

of modern human society. As such, the Krsna consciousness movement is

the only hope to direct the attention of intelligent men to a greater

benefit in life.

Adi 9.44

TEXT 44

TEXT

mali manusya amara nahi rajya-dhana

phala-phula diya kari' punya uparjana

SYNONYMS

mali -- gardener; manusya -- man; amara -- My; nahi -- there is none;

rajya -- kingdom; dhana -- wealth; phala -- fruit; phula -- flowers;

diya -- giving; kari' -- do; punya -- piety; uparjana -- achievement.

TRANSLATION

"I am merely a gardener. I have neither a kingdom nor very great riches.

I simply have some fruits and flowers that I wish to utilize to achieve

piety in My life.

PURPORT

In performing welfare activities for human society, Sri Caitanya

Mahaprabhu presents Himself as being not very rich, thus indicating that

a man need not be rich or opulent to act for the welfare of humanity.

Sometimes rich men are very proud that they can perform beneficial

activities for human society whereas others cannot. A practical example

is that when there is a scarcity of food in India on account of meager

rainfall, some members of the richer class very proudly distribute

foodstuffs, making huge arrangements with the help of the government, as

if merely by such activities people will be benefited. Suppose there

were no food grains. How would the rich men distribute food? Production

of grains is completely in the hands of God. If there were no rain,

there would be no grains, and these so-called rich men would be unable

to distribute grains to the people.

The real purpose of life, therefore, is to satisfy the Supreme

Personality of Godhead. Srila Rupa Gosvami describes in his Bhakti-

rasamrta-sindhu that devotional service is so exalted that it is

beneficial and auspicious for every man. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu also

declared that to propagate the bhakti cult of devotional service in

human society, one does not need to be very rich. Anyone

can do it and thus render the highest benefit to humanity if he

knows the art. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu takes the part of a gardener

because although a gardener is naturally not a very rich man, he has

some fruits and flowers. Any man can collect some fruits and flowers and

satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead in devotional service, as

recommended in Bhagavad-gita:

patram puspam phalam toyam

yo me bhaktya prayacchati

tad aham bhakty-upahrtam

asnami prayatatmanah

(Bg.9.26)

One cannot satisfy the Supreme Lord by his riches, wealth or opulent

position, but anyone can collect a little fruit or flower and offer it

to the Lord. The Lord says that if one brings such an offering in

devotion, He will accept it and eat it. When Krsna eats, the entire

world becomes satisfied. There is the story in the Mahabharata

illustrating how by Krsna's eating, the 60,000 disciples of

Durvasa Muni were all satisfied. Therefore it is a fact that if by our

life (pranaih), by our wealth (arthaih), by our intelligence (dhiya) or

by our words (vaca) we can satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead,

naturally the entire world will become happy. Therefore our main duty is

to satisfy the Supreme Godhead by our actions, our money and our words.

This is very simple. Even if one does not have money, he can preach the

Hare Krsna mantra to everyone. One can go everywhere, to every home, and

request everyone to chant the Hare Krsna mantra. Thus the entire world

situation will become very happy and peaceful.

Adi 9.45

TEXT 45

TEXT

mali hana vrksa ha-ilan ei ta' icchate

sarva-pranira upakara haya vrksa haite

SYNONYMS

mali hana -- although I am the gardener; vrksa ha-ilan -- I am also the

tree; ei ta' -- this is; icchate -- by My will; sarva-pranira -- of all

living entities; upakara -- welfare; haya -- there is; vrksa -- the tree;

haite -- from.

TRANSLATION

"Although I am acting as a gardener, I also want to be the tree, for

thus I can bestow benefit upon all.

PURPORT

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the most benevolent personality in human

society because His only desire is to make people happy. His sankirtana

movement is especially meant for the purpose of making people happy. He

wanted to become the tree Himself because a tree is supposed to be the

most benevolent living entity. In the following verse, which is from

Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.22.33), Krsna Himself highly praised the existence

of a tree.

Adi 9.46

TEXT 46

TEXT

aho esam varam janma sarva-prany-upajivinam

sujanasyeva yesam vai vimukha yanti narthinah

SYNONYMS

aho -- oh, just see; esam -- of these trees; varam -- superior; janma --

birth; sarva -- all; prani -- living entities; upajivinam -- one who

provides maintenance; sujanasya iva -- like the great

personalities; yesam -- from whose; vai -- certainly; vimukhah --

disappointed; yanti -- goes away; na -- never; arthinah -- one who is

asking for something.

TRANSLATION

"'Just see how these trees are maintaining every living entity! Their

birth is successful. Their behavior is just like that of great

personalities, for anyone who asks anything from a tree never goes away

disappointed.'"

PURPORT

According to Vedic civilization, ksatriyas are considered to be great

personalities because if anyone goes to a ksatriya king to ask for

charity, the king will never refuse. The trees are compared to those

noble ksatriyas because everyone derives all kinds of benefits from them

-- some people take fruit, others take flowers, others take leaves,

others take twigs, and others even cut the tree, and yet the tree gives

to everyone without hesitation.

Unnecessarily cutting trees without consideration is another example of

human debauchery. The paper industry cuts many hundreds and thousands of

trees for its mills, and with the paper so much rubbish literature is

published for the whimsical satisfaction of human society. Unfortunately,

although these industrialists are now happy in this life by dint of

their industrial development, they do not know that they will incur the

responsibility for killing these living entities who are in the forms of

trees.

This verse, quoted from Srimad-Bhagavatam, was spoken by Lord Krsna to

His friends when He was taking rest underneath a tree after His pastime

of stealing the clothes of the gopis (vastra-harana-lila). By quoting

this verse, Caitanya Mahaprabhu teaches us that we should be tolerant

like trees and also beneficial like trees, which give everything to the

needy persons who come underneath them. A needy person may derive many

advantages from trees and also from many animals, but in modern

civilization people have become so ungrateful that they exploit the

trees and animals and kill them. These are some of the sinful activities

of modern civilization.

Adi 9.47

TEXT 47

TEXT

ei ajna kaila yadi caitanya-malakara

parama ananda paila vrksa-parivara

SYNONYMS

ei -- this; ajna -- order; kaila -- gave; yadi -- when; caitanya -- Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu; malakara -- as a gardener; parama -- the

greatest; ananda -- pleasure; paila -- got; vrksa -- of the tree;

parivara -- descendants.

TRANSLATION

The descendants of the tree [the devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu]

were very glad to receive this order directly from the Lord.

PURPORT

It is the desire of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu that the benevolent

activities of the sankirtana movement which was inaugurated 500

years ago in Navadvipa be spread all over the world for the

benefit of all human beings. Unfortunately, there are many so-called

followers of Caitanya Mahaprabhu who are satisfied simply to construct a

temple, make a show of the Deities, collect some funds and utilize them

for eating and sleeping. There is no question of their preaching the

cult of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu all over the world, but even though they

are unable to do so, if anyone else does it they become envious. This is

the condition of the modern followers of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The age of

Kali is so strong that it affects even the so-called followers of Lord

Caitanya. At least the followers of Caitanya Mahaprabhu must come out of

India to preach His cult all over the world, for this is the mission of

Lord Caitanya. The followers of Lord Caitanya must execute His will with

heart and soul, being more tolerant than the trees and humbler than the

straw in the street.

Adi 9.48

TEXT 48

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yei yahan tahan dana kare prema-phala

phalasvade matta loka ha-ila sakala

SYNONYMS

yei -- anyone; yahan -- wherever; tahan -- anywhere; dana -- charity;

kare -- gives in; prema-phala -- the fruit of love of Godhead; phala --

fruit; asvade -- by tasting; matta -- intoxicated; loka -- people; ha-

ila -- become; sakala -- all.

TRANSLATION

The fruit of love of God is so tasteful that wherever a devotee

distributes it, those who relish the fruit, anywhere in the world,

immediately become intoxicated.

PURPORT

Here the wonderful fruit of love of Godhead distributed by Lord Caitanya

Mahaprabhu is described. We have practical experience that anyone who

accepts this fruit and sincerely tastes it immediately becomes mad after

it and gives up all his bad habits, being intoxicated by Caitanya

Mahaprabhu's gift, the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. The statements of

Caitanya-caritamrta are so practical that anyone can test them. As far

as we are concerned, we are most confident of the success of the

distribution of the great fruit of love of Godhead through the medium of

chanting of the maha-mantra -- Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare

Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.

Adi 9.49

TEXT 49

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maha-madaka prema-phala peta bhari' khaya

matila sakala loka -- hase, nace, gaya

SYNONYMS

maha-madaka -- great intoxicant; prema-phala -- this fruit of love of

God; peta -- belly; bhari' -- filling; khaya -- let them eat; matila --

became mad; sakala loka -- all the people in general; hase -- laugh;

nace -- dance; gaya -- chant.

TRANSLATION

The fruit of love of Godhead distributed by Caitanya Mahaprabhu is such

a great intoxicant that anyone who eats it, filling his belly,

immediately becomes maddened by it, and automatically he chants, dances,

laughs and enjoys.

Adi 9.50

TEXT 50

TEXT

keha gadagadi yaya, keha ta' hunkara

dekhi' anandita hana hase malakara

SYNONYMS

keha -- some of them; gadagadi yaya -- roll on the floor; keha -- some

of them; ta' -- certainly; hunkara -- hum very loudly; dekhi' -- seeing

this; anandita -- gladdened; hana -- becoming so; hase -- smiles;

malakara -- the great gardener.

TRANSLATION

When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the great gardener, sees that people are

chanting, dancing and laughing and that some of them are rolling on the

floor and some are making loud humming sounds, He smiles with great

pleasure.

PURPORT

This attitude of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is very important for persons

engaged in the Hare Krsna movement of Krsna consciousness. In every

center of our institution, ISKCON, we have arranged for a love feast

every Sunday, and when we actually see people come to our center, chant,

dance, take prasada, become jubilant and purchase books, we know that

certainly Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is always present in such

transcendental activities, and He is very pleased and satisfied.

Therefore the members of ISKCON must increase this movement more and

more, according to the principles that we are presently trying to

execute. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, thus being pleased, will smilingly

glance upon them, bestowing His favor, and the movement will be

successful.

Adi 9.51

TEXT 51

TEXT

ei malakara khaya ei prema-phala

niravadhi matta rahe, vivasa-vihvala

SYNONYMS

ei -- this; malakara -- great gardener; khaya -- eats; ei -- this;

prema-phala -- fruit of love of Godhead; niravadhi -- always; matta --

maddened; rahe -- remains; vivasa -- as if helpless; vihvala -- as if

bewildered.

TRANSLATION

The great gardener, Lord Caitanya, personally eats this fruit, and as a

result He constantly remains mad, as if helpless and bewildered.

PURPORT

It is the mission of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to act Himself and teach

the people. He says, apani acari' bhakti karila pracara (Cc. Adi. 4.41).

One must first act himself and then teach. This is the function of a

real teacher. Unless one is able to understand the philosophy that he

speaks, it will not be effective. Therefore one should not only

understand the philosophy of the Caitanya cult but also implement it

practically in one's life.

While chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

sometimes fainted and remained unconscious for many hours. He prays in

His Siksastaka:

yugayitam nimesena caksusa pravrsayitam

sunyayitam jagat sarvam govinda-virahena me

"O Govinda! Feeling Your separation, I am considering a moment to be

like twelve years or more. Tears are flowing from My eyes like torrents

of rain, and I am feeling all vacant in the world in Your absence." (

Siksastaka 7) This is the perfectional stage of chanting the Hare Krsna

mantra and eating the fruit of love of Godhead, as exhibited by Sri

Caitanya Mahaprabhu. One should not artificially imitate this stage, but

if one is serious and sincerely follows the regulative principles and

chants the Hare Krsna mantra, the time will come when these symptoms

will appear. Tears will fill his eyes, he will be unable to chant

distinctly the maha-mantra, and his heart will throb in

ecstasy. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu says that one should not imitate this,

but a devotee should long for the day to come when such symptoms of

trance will automatically appear in his body.

Adi 9.52

TEXT 52

TEXT

sarva-loke matta kaila apana-samana

preme matta loka vina nahi dekhi ana

SYNONYMS

sarva-loke -- all people; matta -- maddened; kaila -- He made; apana --

Himself; samana -- like; preme -- in love of God; matta -- maddened;

loka -- people in general; vina -- without; nahi -- do not; dekhi -- we

see; ana -- anything else.

TRANSLATION

With His sankirtana movement the Lord made everyone mad like Himself. We

do not find anyone who was not intoxicated by His sankirtana movement.

Adi 9.53

TEXT 53

TEXT

ye ye purve ninda kaila, bali' matoyala

seho phala khaya, nace, bale -- bhala bhala

SYNONYMS

ye ye -- persons who; purve -- before; ninda -- blasphemy; kaila -- made;

bali' -- saying; matoyala -- drunkard; seho -- such persons; phala --

fruit; khaya -- takes; nace -- dance; bale -- say; bhala bhala -- very

good, very good.

TRANSLATION

Persons who had formerly criticized Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, calling

Him a drunkard, also ate the fruit and began to dance, saying, "Very

good! Very good!"

PURPORT

When Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu started the sankirtana movement, even He

was unnecessarily criticized by Mayavadis, atheists and fools. Naturally

we are also criticized by such men. They will always remain and will

always criticize anything that is actually good for human society, but

the preachers of the sankirtana movement should not be deterred by such

criticism. Our method should be to convert such fools gradually by

asking them to come and take prasada and chant and dance with us. This

should be our policy. Anyone who comes to join us, of course, must be

sincere and serious regarding spiritual advancement in life; then such a

person, simply by joining us, chanting with us, dancing with us and

taking prasada with us, will gradually also come to say that this

movement is very good. But one who joins with an ulterior purpose, to

get material benefit or personal gratification, will never be able to

grasp the philosophy of this movement.

Adi 9.54

TEXT 54

TEXT

ei ta' kahilun prema-phala-vitarana

ebe suna, phala-data ye ye sakha-gana

SYNONYMS

ei -- this; ta' -- however; kahilun -- I have explained; prema-phala --

the fruit of love of Godhead; vitarana -- distribution; ebe -- now; suna

-- hear; phala-data -- the giver of the fruit; ye ye -- who and who;

sakha-gana -- branches.

TRANSLATION

After describing the Lord's distribution of the fruit of love of Godhead,

I now wish to describe the different branches of the tree of Lord

Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Adi 9.55

TEXT 55

TEXT

sri-rupa-raghunatha-pade yara asa

caitanya-caritamrta kahe krsnadasa

SYNONYMS

sri-rupa -- Srila Rupa Gosvami; raghunatha -- Srila Raghunatha dasa

Gosvami; pade -- at the lotus feet; yara -- whose; asa -- expectation;

caitanya-caritamrta -- the book named Caitanya-caritamrta; kahe --

describes; krsna-dasa -- Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.

TRANSLATION

Praying at the lotus feet of Sri Rupa and Sri Raghunatha, always

desiring their mercy, I, Krsnadasa, narrate Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta,

following in their footsteps.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to the Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta,

Adi-lila, Ninth Chapter, describing the tree of devotional

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Adi 9: The Desire Tree of Devotional Service
 
Chapter 9: 
 
The Desire Tree of Devotional Service
 
A summary of Chapter Nine has been given as follows by Srila 
Bhaktivinoda Thakura in his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya. In this chapter 
the author of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta has devised a figurative example 
by describing "the desire tree of bhakti." He considers Lord 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is known as Visvambhara, to be the gardener of 
this tree because He is the main personality who has taken charge of it.
 As the supreme enjoyer, He enjoyed the fruits Himself and distributed 
them as well. The seed of the tree was first sown in Navadvipa, the 
birth site of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and then the tree was 
brought to Purusottama-ksetra (Jagannatha Puri), and then to Vrndavana. 
The seed fructified first in Srila Madhavendra Puri, and then in his 
disciple Sri Isvara Puri. It is figuratively described that both the 
tree itself and the trunk of the tree are Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. 
Paramananda Puri and eight other great sannyasis 
are like the spreading roots of the tree. From the main trunk there 
extend two special branches, Advaita Prabhu and Sri Nityananda Prabhu, 
and from those branches grow other branches and twigs. The tree 
surrounds the entire world, and the fruits of the tree are to be 
distributed to everyone. In this way the tree of Lord Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu intoxicates the entire world. It should be noted that this is 
a figurative example meant to explain the mission of Lord Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu.
 
Adi 9.1
 
TEXT 1
 
TEXT
 
tam srimat-krsna-caitanya-
devam vande jagad-gurum
yasyanukampaya svapi
mahabdhim santaret sukham
SYNONYMS
 
tam -- unto Him; srimat -- with all opulence; krsna-caitanya-devam -- 
unto Lord Krsna Caitanyadeva; vande -- I offer obeisances; jagat-gurum --
 spiritual master of the world; yasya -- whose; anukampaya -- by the 
mercy of; sva api -- even a dog; maha -- abdhim -- great ocean; santaret 
-- can swim; sukham -- without difficulty.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the spiritual master of the 
entire world, Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu, by whose mercy even a 
dog can swim across a great ocean.
 
PURPORT
 
Sometimes it is to be seen that a dog can swim in the water for a few 
yards and then come back to the shore. Here, however, it is stated that 
if a dog is blessed by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, he can swim across an 
ocean. Similarly, the author of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Krsnadasa 
Kaviraja Gosvami, placing himself in a helpless condition, states that 
he has no personal power, but by the desire of Lord Caitanya, expressed 
through the Vaisnavas and the Madana-mohana vigraha, it is possible for 
him to cross a transcendental ocean to present Sri Caitanya-caritamrta.
 
Adi 9.2
 
TEXT 2
 
TEXT
 
jaya jaya sri-krsna-caitanya gauracandra
jaya jayadvaita jaya jaya nityananda
SYNONYMS
 
jaya jaya -- all glories; sri-krsna-caitanya -- to Lord Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; gauracandra -- whose name is Gaurahari; jaya jaya -- all 
glories; advaita -- to Advaita Gosani; jaya jaya -- all glories; 
nityananda -- to Nityananda.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All glories to Sri Krsna Caitanya, who is known as Gaurahari! All 
glories to Advaita Acarya and Nityananda Prabhu!
 
Adi 9.3
 
TEXT 3
 
TEXT
 
jaya jaya srivasadi gaura-bhakta-gana
sarvabhista-purti-hetu yanhara smarana
SYNONYMS
 
jaya jaya -- all glories; srivasa-adi -- to Srivasa and others; gaura-
bhakta-gana -- all the devotees of Lord Caitanya; sarva-abhista -- all 
ambition; purti -- satisfaction; hetu -- for the matter of; yanhara -- 
whose; smarana -- remembrance.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All glories to the devotees of Lord Caitanya, headed by Srivasa Thakura! 
In order to fulfill all my desires, I remember their lotus feet.
 
PURPORT
 
The author here continues to follow the same principles of worship of 
the Panca-tattva that were described in the Seventh Chapter of the Adi-
lila.
 
Adi 9.4
 
TEXT 4
 
TEXT
 
sri-rupa, sanatana, bhatta raghunatha
sri-jiva, gopala-bhatta, dasa-raghunatha
SYNONYMS
 
sri-rupa -- Srila Rupa Gosvami; sanatana -- Srila Sanatana Gosvami; 
bhatta raghunatha -- Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami; sri-jiva -- Sri Jiva 
Gosvami; gopala-bhatta -- Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami; dasa-raghunatha -- 
Raghunatha dasa Gosvami.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I also remember the six Gosvamis -- Rupa, Sanatana, Bhatta Raghunatha, 
Sri Jiva, Gopala Bhatta and Dasa Raghunatha.
 
PURPORT
 
This is the process for writing transcendental literature. A 
sentimentalist who has no Vaisnava qualifications cannot produce 
transcendental writings. There are many fools who consider krsna-lila to 
be a subject of art and who write or paint pictures about the pastimes 
of Lord Krsna with the gopis, sometimes depicting them in a manner 
practically obscene. These fools take pleasure in material sense 
gratification, but one who wants to make advancement in spiritual life 
must scrupulously avoid their literature. Unless one is a servant of 
Krsna and the Vaisnavas, as Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami presents himself 
to be in offering respects to Lord Caitanya, His associates and His 
disciples, one should not attempt to write transcendental literature.
 
Adi 9.5
 
TEXT 5
 
TEXT
 
e-saba-prasade likhi caitanya-lila-guna
jani va na jani, kari apana-sodhana
SYNONYMS
 
e-saba -- all these; prasade -- by the mercy of; likhi -- I write; 
caitanya -- of Lord Caitanya; lila-guna -- pastimes and qualities; jani -
- know; va -- or; na -- not; jani -- know; kari -- do; apana -- self; 
sodhana -- purification.
 
TRANSLATION
 
It is by the mercy of all these Vaisnavas and gurus that I attempt to 
write about the pastimes and qualities of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. 
Whether I know it or know not, it is for self-purification that I write 
this book.
 
PURPORT
 
This is the sum and substance of transcendental writing. One must be an 
authorized Vaisnava, humble and pure. One should write transcendental 
literature to purify oneself, not for credit. By writing about the 
pastimes of the Lord, one associates with the Lord directly. One should 
not ambitiously think, "I shall become a great author. I shall be 
celebrated as a writer." These are material desires. One should attempt 
to write for self-purification. It may be published or it may not be 
published, but that does not matter. If one is actually sincere in 
writing, all his ambitions will be fulfilled. Whether one is known as a 
great author is incidental. One should not attempt to write 
transcendental literature for material name and fame.
 
Adi 9.6
 
TEXT 6
 
TEXT
 
mala-karah svayam krsna-
premamara-taruh svayam
data bhokta tat-phalanam
yas tam caitanyam asraye
SYNONYMS
 
mala-karah -- gardener; svayam -- Himself; krsna -- Lord Krsna; 
prema -- love; amara -- transcendental; taruh -- tree; svayam -- Himself;
 data -- giver; bhokta -- enjoyer; tat-phalanam -- of all the fruits of 
that tree; yah -- one who; tam -- unto Him; caitanyam -- Lord Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; asraye -- I take shelter.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu, who Himself is the tree of transcendental love of Krsna, its 
gardener and also the bestower and enjoyer of its fruits.
 
Adi 9.7
 
TEXT 7
 
TEXT
 
prabhu kahe, ami ‘visvambhara' nama dhari
nama sarthaka haya, yadi preme visva bhari
SYNONYMS
 
prabhu kahe -- the Lord said; ami -- I; visvambhara -- Visvambhara; nama 
-- named; dhari -- accept; nama -- the name; sarthaka -- complete; haya -
- becomes; yadi -- if; preme -- in love of God; visva -- the whole 
universe; bhari -- fulfilled.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Lord Caitanya thought, "My name is Visvambhara, ‘one who maintains the 
entire universe.' Its meaning will be actualized if I can fill the whole 
universe with love of Godhead."
 
Adi 9.8
 
TEXT 8
 
TEXT
 
eta cinti' laila prabhu malakara-dharma
navadvipe arambhila phalodyana-karma
SYNONYMS
 
eta cinti' -- thinking like this; laila -- took; prabhu -- the Lord; 
mala-kara-dharma -- the business of a gardener; navadvipe -- in 
Navadvipa; arambhila -- began; phala-udyana -- garden; karma -- 
activities.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thinking in this way, He accepted the duty of a planter and began to 
grow a garden in Navadvipa.
 
Adi 9.9
 
TEXT 9
 
TEXT
 
sri-caitanya malakara prthivite ani'
bhakti-kalpataru ropila sinci' iccha-pani
SYNONYMS
 
sri-caitanya -- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; mala-kara -- gardener; 
prthivite -- on this planet; ani' -- bringing; bhakti-kalpa-taru -- 
the desire tree of devotional service; ropila -- sowed; sinci' -- 
watering; iccha -- will; pani -- water.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus the Lord brought the desire tree of devotional service to this 
earth and became its gardener. He sowed the seed and sprinkled upon it 
the water of His will.
 
PURPORT
 
In many places devotional service has been compared to a creeper. One 
has to sow the seed of the devotional creeper, bhakti-lata, within his 
heart. As he regularly hears and chants, the seed will fructify and 
gradually grow into a mature plant and then produce the fruit of 
devotional service, namely love of Godhead, which the gardener (
mala-kara) can then enjoy without impediments.
 
Adi 9.10
 
TEXT 10
 
TEXT
 
jaya sri madhavapuri krsna-prema-pura
bhakti-kalpatarura tenho prathama ankura
SYNONYMS
 
jaya -- all glories; sri madhava-puri -- unto Madhavendra Puri; 
krsna-prema-pura -- a storehouse of all love of Godhead; bhakti-
kalpa-tarura -- of the desire tree of devotional service; tenho -- 
he is; prathama -- first; ankura -- fructification.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All glories to Sri Madhavendra Puri, the storehouse of all devotional 
service unto Krsna! He is a desire tree of devotional service, and it is 
in him that the seed of devotional service first fructified.
 
PURPORT
 
Sri Madhavendra Puri, also known as Sri Madhava Puri, belonged to the 
disciplic succession from Madhvacarya and was a greatly celebrated 
sannyasi. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was the third disciplic descendant 
from Sri Madhavendra Puri. The process of worship in the disciplic 
succession of Madhvacarya was full of ritualistic ceremonies, with 
hardly a sign of love of Godhead. Sri Madhavendra Puri was the first 
person in that disciplic succession to exhibit the symptoms of love of 
Godhead and the first to write a poem beginning with the words ayi dina-
dayardra natha, "O supremely merciful Personality of Godhead." In that 
poem is the seed of Caitanya Mahaprabhu's cultivation of love of 
Godhead.
 
Adi 9.11
 
TEXT 11
 
TEXT
 
sri-isvarapuri-rupe ankura pusta haila
apane caitanya-mali skandha upajila
SYNONYMS
 
sri-isvara-puri -- by the name Sri Isvara Puri; rupe -- in the form of; 
ankura -- the seed; pusta -- cultivated; haila -- became; apane -- 
Himself; caitanya-mali -- the gardener of the name Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu; skandha -- trunk; upajila -- expanded.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The seed of devotional service next fructified in the form of Sri Isvara 
Puri, and then the gardener Himself, Caitanya Mahaprabhu, became the 
main trunk of the tree of devotional service.
 
PURPORT
 
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura writes in his Anubhasya, "Sri 
Isvara Puri was a resident of Kumara-hatta, where there is now a 
railroad station known as Kamarhatta. Nearby there is another 
station, named Halisahara, which belongs to the Eastern Railway. This 
railway runs from the eastern section of Calcutta."
 
Isvara Puri appeared in a brahmana family and was the most beloved 
disciple of Srila Madhavendra Puri. In the last portion of Sri Caitanya-
caritamrta (Antya 8.28–31), it is stated:
 
isvara-puri gosani kare sri-pada sevana
sva-haste karena mala-mutradi marjana
 
nirantara krsna-nama karaya smarana
krsna-nama krsna-lila sunaya anuksana
 
tusta hana puri tanre kaila alingana
vara dila krsne tomara ha-uka prema-dhana
sei haite isvara-puri premera sagara
 
"At the last stage of his life Sri Madhavendra Puri became an invalid 
and was completely unable to move, and Isvara Puri so completely engaged 
himself in his service that he personally cleaned up his stool and urine.
 Always chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra and reminding Sri 
Madhavendra Puri about the pastimes of Lord Krsna in the last stage of 
his life, Isvara Puri gave the best service among his disciples. Thus 
Madhavendra Puri, being very pleased with him, blessed him, saying, ‘My 
dear boy, I can only pray to Krsna that He will be pleased with you.' 
Thus Isvara Puri, by the grace of his spiritual master, Sri Madhavendra 
Puri, became a great devotee in the ocean of love of Godhead." Srila 
Visvanatha Cakravarti states in his Gurv-astaka prayer, yasya 
prasadad bhagavat-prasado yasyaprasadan na gatih kuto 'pi: ** "By the 
mercy of the spiritual master one is blessed by the mercy of Krsna. 
Without the grace of the spiritual master one cannot make any 
advancement." It is by the mercy of the spiritual master that one 
becomes perfect, as vividly exemplified here. A Vaisnava is always 
protected by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but if he appears to be 
an invalid, this gives a chance to his disciples to serve him. Isvara 
Puri pleased his spiritual master by service, and by the blessings of 
his spiritual master he became such a great personality that Lord 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted him as His spiritual master.
 
Srila Isvara Puri was the spiritual master of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, 
but before initiating Lord Caitanya he went to Navadvipa and lived for a 
few months in the house of Gopinatha Acarya. At that time Lord Caitanya 
became acquainted with him, and it is understood that he served Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu by reciting his book, Krsna-lilamrta. This is 
explained in Sri Caitanya-bhagavata, Adi-khanda, Chapter Eleven.
 
To teach others by example how to be a faithful disciple of one's 
spiritual master, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead, visited the birthplace of Isvara Puri at Kumara-hatta and 
collected some earth from his birth site. This He kept very 
carefully, and He used to eat a small portion of it daily. This is 
stated in the Caitanya-bhagavata, Adi-khanda, Chapter Seventeen. It has 
now become customary for devotees, following the example of Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu, to go there and collect some earth from that place.
 
Adi 9.12
 
TEXT 12
 
TEXT
 
nijacintya-saktye mali hana skandha haya
sakala sakhara sei skandha mulasraya
SYNONYMS
 
nija -- His own; acintya -- inconceivable; saktye -- by potency; mali -- 
gardener; hana -- becoming; skandha -- trunk; haya -- became; sakala -- 
all; sakhara -- of other branches; sei -- that; skandha -- trunk; mula-
asraya -- original support.
 
TRANSLATION
 
By His inconceivable powers, the Lord became the gardener, the trunk and 
the branches simultaneously.
 
Adi 9.13–15
 
TEXTS 13–15
 
TEXT
 
paramananda puri, ara kesava bharati
brahmananda puri, ara brahmananda bharati
visnu-puri, kesava-puri, puri krsnananda
sri-nrsimhatirtha, ara puri sukhananda
ei nava mula nikasila vrksa-mule
ei nava mule vrksa karila niscale
SYNONYMS
 
paramananda puri -- Paramananda Puri; ara -- and; kesava 
bharati -- Kesava Bharati; brahmananda puri -- 
Brahmananda Puri; ara -- and; brahmananda bharati -- 
Brahmananda Bharati; visnu-puri -- Visnu Puri; kesava-puri --
 Kesava Puri; puri krsnananda -- Krsnananda Puri;
 sri-nrsimha-tirtha -- Sri Nrsimha Tirtha; ara --
 and; puri sukhananda -- Sukhananda Puri; ei nava -- of 
these nine; mula -- roots; nikasila -- fructified; vrksa-mule -- in the 
trunk of the tree; ei nava mule -- in these nine roots; vrksa -- the 
tree; karila niscale -- became very steadfast.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Paramananda Puri, Kesava Bharati, Brahmananda Puri and Brahmananda 
Bharati, Sri Visnu Puri, Kesava Puri, Krsnananda Puri, Sri Nrsimha 
Tirtha and Sukhananda Puri -- these nine sannyasi roots all sprouted 
from the trunk of the tree. Thus the tree stood steadfastly on the 
strength of these nine roots.
 
PURPORT
 
Paramananda Puri: Paramananda Puri belonged to a brahmana family of the 
Trihut district in Uttara Pradesh. Madhavendra Puri was his spiritual 
master. In relationship with Madhavendra Puri, Paramananda Puri was very 
dear to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. In the Caitanya-bhagavata, Antya-
khanda, there is the following statement:
 
sannyasira madhye isvarera priya-patra
ara nahi eka puri gosani se matra
 
damodara-svarupa paramananda-puri
sannyasi-parsade ei dui adhikari
 
niravadhi nikate thakena dui jana
prabhura sannyase kare dandera grahana
 
puri dhyana-para damodarera kirtana
yata-priti isvarera puri-gosanire
damodara-svarupereo tata priti kare
 
"Among his sannyasi disciples, Isvara Puri and Paramananda Puri were 
very dear to Madhavendra Puri. Thus Paramananda Puri, like Svarupa 
Damodara, who was also a sannyasi, was very dear to Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu and was His constant associate. When Lord Caitanya accepted 
the renounced order, Paramananda Puri offered Him the danda. Paramananda 
Puri was always engaged in meditation, and Sri Svarupa was always 
engaged in chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. As Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu offered full respect to His spiritual master, Isvara Puri, He 
similarly respected Paramananda Puri and Svarupa Damodara." It is 
described in the Caitanya-bhagavata, Antya-khanda, Chapter Three, that 
when Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu first saw Paramananda Puri He made the 
following statement:
 
aji dhanya locana, saphala aji janma
saphala amara aji haila sarva-dharma
 
prabhu bale aji mora saphala sannyasa
aji madhavendra more ha-ila prakasa
 
"My eyes, My mind, My religious activities and My acceptance of the 
sannyasa order have now all become perfect because today Madhavendra 
Puri is manifest before Me in the form of Paramananda Puri." The 
Caitanya-bhagavata further states:
 
kathoksane anyo 'nye karena pranama
paramananda-puri caitanyera priya-dhama
 
"Thus Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu exchanged respectful obeisances with 
Paramananda Puri, who was very dear to Him." Paramananda Puri 
established a small monastery behind the western side of the Jagannatha 
temple, where he had a well dug to supply water. The water, however, was 
bitter, and therefore Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu prayed to Lord Jagannatha 
to allow Ganges water to come into the well to make it sweet. When Lord 
Jagannatha granted the request, Lord Caitanya told all the devotees that 
from that day hence, the water of Paramananda Puri's well should be 
celebrated as Ganges water, for any devotee who would drink it or bathe 
in it would certainly get the same benefit as that derived from drinking 
or bathing in the waters of the Ganges. Such a person would certainly 
develop pure love of Godhead. It is stated in the Caitanya-bhagavata (
Antya 3.255):
 
prabhu bale ami ye achiye prthivite
niscaya-i janiha puri-gosanira prite
 
"Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to say, ‘I am living in this world only on 
account of the excellent behavior of Sri Paramananda Puri.'" The Gaura-
ganoddesa-dipika (118) states, puri sri-paramanando ya asid 
uddhavah pura. "Paramananda Puri is none other than Uddhava." Uddhava 
was Lord Krsna's friend and cousin, and in caitanya-lila the 
same Uddhava became the friend of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His uncle 
in terms of their relationship in the disciplic succession.
 
Kesava Bharati: The Sarasvati, Bharati and Puri sampradayas belong to 
the Srngeri-matha in South India, and Sri Kesava Bharati, who at that 
time was situated in a monastery in Katwa, belonged to the Bharati-
sampradaya. According to some authoritative opinions, although Kesava 
Bharati belonged to the Sankara-sampradaya, he had formerly been 
initiated by a Vaisnava. He is said to have been a Vaisnava on 
account of having been initiated by Madhavendra Puri, for some say that 
he took sannyasa from Madhavendra Puri. The temple and Deity worship 
started by Kesava Bharati are still existing in the village known as 
Khatundi, which is under the postal jurisdiction of Kandara in the 
district of Burdwan. According to the managers of that matha, the 
priests are descendants of Kesava Bharati, and some say that the 
worshipers of the Deity are descendants of the sons of Kesava Bharati. 
In his householder life he had two sons, Nisapati and Usapati, and a 
brahmana of the name Sri Nakadicandra Vidyaratna, who was a member of 
the family of Nisapati, was the priest in charge at the time that Sri 
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati visited this temple. According to some, the 
priests of the temple belong to the family of Kesava Bharati's brother. 
Still another opinion is that they descend from Madhava Bharati, who was 
another disciple of Kesava Bharati's. Madhava Bharati's disciple 
Balabhadra, who also later became a sannyasi of the Bharati-sampradaya, 
had two sons in his family life, named Madana and Gopala. Madana, whose 
family's surname was Bharati, lived in the village of Auriya, and Gopala,
 whose family's surname was Brahmacari, lived in the village of Denduda. 
There are still many living descendants of both families.
 
In the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika (52), it is said:
 
mathurayam yajna-sutram pura krsnaya yo munih
dadau sandipanih so 'bhud adya kesava-bharati
 
"Sandipani Muni, who formerly offered the sacred thread to Krsna and 
Balarama, later became Kesava Bharati." It is he who offered sannyasa to 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. There is another statement about Kesava Bharati 
from the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika (117): iti kecit prabhasante '
krurah kesava-bharati. "According to some authoritative opinions, Kesava 
Bharati is an incarnation of Akrura." Kesava Bharati offered the 
sannyasa order to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in the year 1432 sakabda (
A.D. 1510) in Katwa. This is stated in the Vaisnava-manjusa, Part Two.
 
Brahmananda Puri: Sri Brahmananda Puri was one of the associates of Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu while He was performing kirtana in Navadvipa, and he 
also joined Lord Caitanya in Jagannatha Puri. We may note in this 
connection that the name Brahmananda is accepted not only by Mayavadi 
sannyasis but by Vaisnava sannyasis also. One of our foolish Godbrothers 
criticized our sannyasi Brahmananda Svami, saying that this was a 
Mayavadi name. The foolish man did not know that Brahmananda does not 
always refer to the impersonal Brahman. Parabrahman, the Supreme Brahman,
 is Krsna. A devotee of Krsna can therefore also be called Brahmananda; 
this is evident from the fact that Brahmananda Puri was one of the chief 
sannyasi associates of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Brahmananda Bharati: Brahmananda Bharati went to see Sri Krsna Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu at Jagannatha-dhama. At that time he used to wear only a 
deerskin to cover himself, and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu indirectly 
indicated that He did not like this deerskin covering. Brahmananda 
Bharati therefore gave it up and accepted a loincloth of saffron color, 
as used by Vaisnava sannyasis. For some time he lived with Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu at Jagannatha Puri.
 
Adi 9.16
 
TEXT 16
 
TEXT
 
madhya-mula paramananda puri maha-dhira
asta dike asta mula vrksa kaila sthira
SYNONYMS
 
madhya-mula -- the middle root; paramananda puri -- 
Paramananda Puri; maha-dhira -- most sober; asta dike -- in the eight 
directions; asta mula -- eight roots; vrksa -- the tree; kaila sthira -- 
fixed.
 
TRANSLATION
 
With the sober and grave Paramananda Puri as the central root and the 
other eight roots in the eight directions, the tree of Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu stood firmly.
 
Adi 9.17
 
TEXT 17
 
TEXT
 
skandhera upare bahu sakha upajila
upari upari sakha asankhya ha-ila
SYNONYMS
 
skandhera upare -- upon the trunk; bahu sakha -- many branches; upajila -
- grew; upari upari -- over and above them; sakha -- other branches; 
asankhya -- innumerable; ha-ila -- fructified.
 
TRANSLATION
 
From the trunk grew many branches, and above them innumerable others.
 
Adi 9.18
 
TEXT 18
 
TEXT
 
visa visa sakha kari' eka eka mandala
maha-maha-sakha chaila brahmanda sakala
SYNONYMS
 
visa visa -- twenty, twenty; sakha -- branches; kari' -- making a group; 
eka eka mandala -- form a society; maha-maha-sakha -- big branches; 
chaila -- covered; brahmanda -- the whole universe; sakala -- all.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus the branches of the Caitanya tree formed a cluster or society, with 
great branches covering all the universe.
 
PURPORT
 
Our International Society for Krishna Consciousness is one of the 
branches of the Caitanya tree.
 
Adi 9.19
 
TEXT 19
 
TEXT
 
ekaika sakhate upasakha sata sata
yata upajila sakha ke ganibe kata
SYNONYMS
 
ekaika -- each branch; sakhate -- in the branch; upasakha -- 
subbranches; sata sata -- hundreds and hundreds; yata -- all; 
upajila -- grew; sakha -- branches; ke -- who; ganibe -- can count; kata 
-- how much.
 
TRANSLATION
 
From each branch grew many hundreds of subbranches. No one can 
count how many branches thus grew.
 
Adi 9.20
 
TEXT 20
 
TEXT
 
mukhya mukhya sakha-ganera nama aganana
age ta' kariba, suna vrksera varnana
SYNONYMS
 
mukhya mukhya -- the foremost of them all; sakha-ganera -- of the 
branches; nama -- name; aganana -- uncountable; age -- subsequently; ta' 
kariba -- I shall do; suna -- please hear; vrksera varnana -- the 
description of the Caitanya tree.
 
TRANSLATION
 
I shall try to name the foremost of the innumerable branches. Please 
hear the description of the Caitanya tree.
 
Adi 9.21
 
TEXT 21
 
TEXT
 
vrksera upare sakha haila dui skandha
eka ‘advaita' nama, ara ‘nityananda'
SYNONYMS
 
vrksera -- of the tree; upare -- on the top; sakha -- branch; haila -- 
became; dui -- two; skandha -- trunks; eka -- one; advaita -- Sri 
Advaita Prabhu; nama -- of the name; ara -- and; nityananda -- 
Nityananda Prabhu.
 
TRANSLATION
 
At the top of the tree the trunk branched into two. One trunk was named 
Sri Advaita Prabhu and the other Sri Nityananda Prabhu.
 
Adi 9.22
 
TEXT 22
 
TEXT
 
sei dui-skandhe bahu sakha upajila
tara upasakha-gane jagat chaila
SYNONYMS
 
sei -- that; dui-skandhe -- in two trunks; bahu -- many; sakha -- 
branches; upajila -- grew; tara -- of them; upasakha-gane -- 
subbranches; jagat -- the whole world; chaila -- covered.
 
TRANSLATION
 
From these two trunks grew many branches and subbranches that 
covered the entire world.
 
Adi 9.23
 
TEXT 23
 
TEXT
 
bada sakha, upasakha, tara upasakha
yata upajila tara ke karibe lekha
SYNONYMS
 
bada sakha -- the big branches; upasakha -- subbranches; tara --
 their; upasakha -- subbranches
; yata -- all that; upajila -- grew; tara -- of them; 
ke -- who; karibe -- can count; lekha -- or write.
 
TRANSLATION
 
These branches and subbranches and their subbranches 
became so numerous that no one can actually write about them.
 
Adi 9.24
 
TEXT 24
 
TEXT
 
sisya, prasisya, ara upasisya-gana
jagat vyapila tara nahika ganana
SYNONYMS
 
sisya -- disciples; prasisya -- granddisciples; ara -- and; 
upasisya-gana -- admirers; jagat -- the whole world; vyapila -- spread; 
tara -- of that; nahika -- there is none; ganana -- enumeration.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Thus the disciples and the granddisciples and their admirers 
spread throughout the entire world, and it is not possible to enumerate 
them all.
 
Adi 9.25
 
TEXT 25
 
TEXT
 
udumbara-vrksa yena phale sarva ange
ei mata bhakti-vrkse sarvatra phala lage
SYNONYMS
 
udumbara-vrksa -- a big fig tree; yena -- as if; phale -- grew fruits; 
sarva -- all; ange -- parts of the body; ei -- this; mata -- like; 
bhakti-vrkse -- in the tree of devotional service; sarvatra -- all over; 
phala -- fruit; lage -- appears.
 
TRANSLATION
 
As a big fig tree bears fruits all over its body, each part of the tree 
of devotional service bore fruit.
 
PURPORT
 
This tree of devotional service is not of this material world. It grows 
in the spiritual world, where there is no distinction between one part 
of the body and another. It is something like a tree of sugar, for 
whichever part of such a tree one tastes, it is always sweet. The tree 
of bhakti has varieties of branches, leaves and fruits, but they are all 
meant for the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. There are 
nine different processes of devotional service (sravanam kirtanam visnoh 
smaranam pada-sevanam arcanam vandanam dasyam sakhyam atma-nivedanam [SB 
7.5.23]), but all of them are meant only for the service of the Supreme 
Lord. Therefore whether one hears, chants, remembers or worships, his 
activities will yield the same result. Which one of these processes will 
be the most suitable for a particular devotee depends upon his taste.
 
Adi 9.26
 
TEXT 26
 
TEXT
 
mula-skandhera sakha ara upasakha-gane
lagila ye prema-phala, -- amrtake jine
SYNONYMS
 
mula-skandhera -- of the chief trunk; sakha -- branches; ara -- and; 
upasakha-gane -- subbranches; lagila -- as it grew; ye -- that; 
prema-phala -- the fruit of love; amrtake jine -- such a fruit conquers 
nectar.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Since Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu was the original trunk, the taste of 
the fruits that grew on the branches and subbranches surpassed 
the taste of nectar.
 
Adi 9.27
 
TEXT 27
 
TEXT
 
pakila ye prema-phala amrta-madhura
vilaya caitanya-mali, nahi laya mula
SYNONYMS
 
pakila -- ripened; ye -- that; prema-phala -- the fruit of love of 
Godhead; amrta -- nectarean; madhura -- sweet; vilaya -- distributes; 
caitanya-mali -- the gardener, Lord Caitanya; nahi -- does not; laya -- 
take; mula -- price.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The fruits ripened and became sweet and nectarean. The gardener, Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu, distributed them without asking any price.
 
Adi 9.28
 
TEXT 28
 
TEXT
 
tri-jagate yata ache dhana-ratnamani
eka-phalera mulya kari' taha nahi gani
SYNONYMS
 
tri-jagate -- in the three worlds; yata -- as much as; ache -- there is; 
dhana-ratna-mani -- wealth and riches; eka-phalera -- one fruit's; 
mulya -- price; kari' -- calculated; taha -- that; nahi -- do not; gani -
- count.
 
TRANSLATION
 
All the wealth in the three worlds cannot equal the value of one such 
nectarean fruit of devotional service.
 
Adi 9.29
 
TEXT 29
 
TEXT
 
mage va na mage keha, patra va apatra
ihara vicara nahi jane, deya matra
SYNONYMS
 
mage -- begs; va -- or; na -- not; mage -- begs; keha -- anyone; patra --
 candidate; va -- or; apatra -- not a candidate; ihara -- of this; 
vicara -- consideration; nahi -- does not; jane -- know; deya -- gives; 
matra -- only.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Not considering who asked for it and who did not, nor who was fit and 
who unfit to receive it, Caitanya Mahaprabhu distributed the fruit of 
devotional service.
 
PURPORT
 
This is the sum and substance of Lord Caitanya's sankirtana movement. 
There is no distinction made between those who are fit and those who are 
not fit to hear or take part in the sankirtana movement. It should 
therefore be preached without discrimination. The only purpose of the 
preachers of the sankirtana movement must be to go on preaching without 
restriction. That is the way in which Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu introduced 
this sankirtana movement to the world.
 
Adi 9.30
 
TEXT 30
 
TEXT
 
anjali anjali bhari' phele caturdise
daridra kudana khaya, malakara hase
SYNONYMS
 
anjali -- handful; anjali -- handful; bhari' -- filling; phele -- 
distributes; catur-dise -- in all directions; daridra -- poor; 
kudana -- picking up; khaya -- eats; mala-kara -- the gardener; hase 
-- smiles.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The transcendental gardener, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, distributed 
handful after handful of fruit in all directions, and when the poor, 
hungry people ate the fruit, the gardener smiled with great pleasure.
 
Adi 9.31
 
TEXT 31
 
TEXT
 
malakara kahe, -- suna, vrksa-parivara
mulasakha-upasakha yateka prakara
SYNONYMS
 
mala-kara -- the gardener; kahe -- said; suna -- hear; vrksa-
parivara -- the family of this transcendental tree of devotional service;
 mula-sakha -- chief branches; upasakha -- subbranches; yateka -
- as many; prakara -- varieties.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Lord Caitanya thus addressed the multifarious varieties of branches and 
subbranches of the tree of devotional service:
 
Adi 9.32
 
TEXT 32
 
TEXT
 
alaukika vrksa kare sarvendriya-karma
sthavara ha-iya dhare jangamera dharma
SYNONYMS
 
alaukika -- transcendental; vrksa -- tree; kare -- does; sarva-indriya --
 all senses; karma -- activities; sthavara -- immovable; ha-iya -- 
becoming; dhare -- accepts; jangamera -- of the movable; dharma -- 
activities.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Since the tree of devotional service is transcendental, every one of 
its parts can perform the action of all the others. Although a tree is 
supposed to be immovable, this tree nevertheless moves.
 
PURPORT
 
It is our experience in the material world that trees stand in one place,
 but in the spiritual world a tree can go from one place to another. 
Therefore everything in the spiritual world is called alaukika, uncommon 
or transcendental. Another feature of such a tree is that it can act 
universally. In the material world the roots of a tree go deep within 
the earth to gather food, but in the spiritual world the twigs, branches 
and leaves of the upper portion of the tree can act like the 
roots.
 
Adi 9.33
 
TEXT 33
 
TEXT
 
e vrksera anga haya saba sa-cetana
badiya vyapila sabe sakala bhuvana
SYNONYMS
 
e -- this; vrksera -- of the Caitanya tree; anga -- parts; haya -- are; 
saba -- all; sa-cetana -- spiritually cognizant; badiya -- increasing; 
vyapila -- overflooded; sabe -- all the parts; sakala -- all; bhuvana -- 
the world.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"All the parts of this tree are spiritually cognizant, and thus as they 
grow they spread all over the world.
 
Adi 9.34
 
TEXT 34
 
TEXT
 
ekala malakara ami kahan kahan yaba
ekala va kata phala padiya vilaba
SYNONYMS
 
ekala -- alone; mala-kara -- gardener; ami -- I am; kahan -- where; 
kahan -- where; yaba -- shall I go; ekala -- alone; va -- or; kata -- 
how many; phala -- fruits; padiya -- picking; vilaba -- shall distribute.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I am the only gardener. How many places can I go? How many fruits can I 
pick and distribute?
 
PURPORT
 
Here Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu indicates that the distribution of the Hare 
Krsna maha-mantra should be performed by combined forces. Although He is 
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He laments, "How can I act alone? 
How can I alone pick the fruit and distribute it all over the world?" 
This indicates that all classes of devotees should combine to distribute 
the Hare Krsna maha-mantra without consideration of the time, place or 
situation.
 
Adi 9.35
 
TEXT 35
 
TEXT
 
ekala uthana dite haya parisrama
keha paya, keha na paya, rahe mane bhrama
SYNONYMS
 
ekala -- alone; uthana -- picking up; dite -- to give; haya -- it 
becomes; parisrama -- too laborious; keha -- someone; paya -- does get; 
keha -- someone; na -- not; paya -- does get; rahe -- remains; mane -- 
in the mind; bhrama -- suspicion.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"It would certainly be a very laborious task to pick the fruits and 
distribute them alone, and still I suspect that some would receive them 
and others would not.
 
Adi 9.36
 
TEXT 36
 
TEXT
 
ataeva ami ajna dilun sabakare
yahan tahan prema-phala deha' yare tare
SYNONYMS
 
ataeva -- therefore; ami -- I; ajna -- order; dilun -- give; sabakare -- 
to everyone; yahan -- wherever; tahan -- everywhere; prema-phala -- the 
fruit of love of Godhead; deha' -- distribute; yare -- anyone; tare -- 
everyone.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Therefore I order every man within this universe to accept this Krsna 
consciousness movement and distribute it everywhere.
 
PURPORT
 
In this connection there is a song sung by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura:
 
enechi ausadhi maya nasibara lagi'
harinama-mahamantra lao tumi magi'
bhakativinoda prabhu-carane padiya
sei harinama-mantra la-ila magiya
 
The sankirtana movement has been introduced by Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
just to dispel the illusion of maya, by which everyone in this material 
world thinks himself to be a product of matter and therefore to have 
many duties pertaining to the body. Actually, the living entity is not 
his material body: he is a spirit soul. He has a spiritual need to be 
eternally blissful and full of knowledge, but unfortunately he 
identifies himself with the body, sometimes as a human being, sometimes 
as an animal, sometimes a tree, sometimes an aquatic, sometimes a 
demigod, and so on. Thus with each change of body he develops a 
different type of consciousness with different types of activities and 
thus becomes increasingly entangled in material existence, 
transmigrating perpetually from one body to another. Under the spell of 
maya, or illusion, he does not consider the past or future but is simply 
satisfied with the short life span that he has gotten for the present. 
To eradicate this illusion, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has brought the 
sankirtana movement, and He requests everyone to accept and distribute 
it. A person who is actually a follower of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura 
must immediately accept the request of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu by 
offering respectful obeisances unto His lotus feet and thus beg from Him 
the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. If one is fortunate enough to beg from the 
Lord this Hare Krsna maha-mantra, his life is successful.
 
Adi 9.37
 
TEXT 37
 
TEXT
 
ekala malakara ami kata phala khaba
na diya va ei phala ara ki kariba
SYNONYMS
 
ekala -- alone; mala-kara -- gardener; ami -- I; kata -- how many; 
phala -- fruits; khaba -- eat; na -- without; diya -- giving; va -- or; 
ei -- this; phala -- fruits; ara -- else; ki -- what; kariba -- shall I 
do.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I am the only gardener. If I do not distribute these fruits, what shall 
I do with them? How many fruits can I alone eat?
 
PURPORT
 
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu produced so many fruits of devotional service 
that they must be distributed all over the world; otherwise, how could 
He alone relish and taste each and every fruit? The original reason that 
Lord Sri Krsna descended as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was to understand 
Srimati Radharani's love for Krsna and to taste that love. The fruits of 
the tree of devotional service were innumerable, and therefore He wanted 
to distribute them unrestrictedly to everyone. Srila Rupa Gosvami 
therefore writes:
 
anarpita-carim cirat karunayavatirnah kalau
samarpayitum unnatojjvala-rasam sva-bhakti-sriyam
harih purata-sundara-dyuti-kadamba-sandipitah
sada hrdaya-kandare sphuratu vah saci-nandanah
 
There were many previous incarnations of the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead, but none were so generous, kind and magnanimous as Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu, for He distributed the most confidential aspect of 
devotional service, namely, the conjugal love of Radha and Krsna. 
Therefore Sri Rupa Gosvami Prabhupada desires that Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu live perpetually in the hearts of all devotees, for thus they 
can understand and relish the loving affairs of Srimati Radharani and 
Krsna.
 
Adi 9.38
 
TEXT 38
 
TEXT
 
atma-icchamrte vrksa sinci nirantara
tahate asankhya phala vrksera upara
SYNONYMS
 
atma -- self; iccha-amrte -- by the nectar of the will; vrksa -- the 
tree; sinci -- sprinkle; nirantara -- constantly; tahate -- there; 
asankhya -- unlimited; phala -- fruits; vrksera -- on the tree; upara -- 
upper.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"By the transcendental desire of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, 
water has been sprinkled all over the tree, and thus there are 
innumerable fruits of love of Godhead.
 
PURPORT
 
God is unlimited, and His desires are also unlimited. This example of 
unlimited fruits is factually appropriate even within the material 
context, for with the good will of the Supreme Personality of Godhead 
there can be enough fruits, grain and other foodstuffs produced so that 
all the people in the world could not finish them, even if they ate ten 
times their capacity. In this material world there is actually no 
scarcity of anything but Krsna consciousness. If people become Krsna 
conscious, by the transcendental will of the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead there will be enough foodstuffs produced so that people will 
have no economic problems at all. One can very easily understand this 
fact. The production of fruits and flowers depends not upon our will but 
upon the supreme will of the Personality of Godhead. If He is pleased, 
He can supply enough fruits, flowers, etc., but if people are atheistic 
and godless, then nature, by His will, restricts the supply of food. For 
example, in several provinces in India, especially Maharashtra, Uttar 
Pradesh and other adjoining states, there is sometimes a great scarcity 
of foodstuffs due to lack of rainfall. So-called scientists and 
economists cannot do anything about this. Therefore, to solve all 
problems, one must seek the good will of the Supreme Personality of 
Godhead by becoming Krsna conscious and worshiping Him regularly in 
devotional service.
 
Adi 9.39
 
TEXT 39
 
TEXT
 
ataeva saba phala deha' yare tare
khaiya ha-uk loka ajara amare
SYNONYMS
 
ataeva -- therefore; saba -- all; phala -- fruits; deha' -- distribute; 
yare tare -- to everyone and anyone; khaiya -- eating; ha-uk -- let them 
become; loka -- all people; ajara -- without old age; amare -- without 
death.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Distribute this Krsna consciousness movement all over the world. Let 
people eat these fruits and ultimately become free from old age and 
death.
 
PURPORT
 
The Krsna consciousness movement introduced by Lord Caitanya is 
extremely important because one who takes to it becomes eternal, being 
freed from birth, death and old age. People do not recognize that the 
real distresses in life are the four principles of birth, death, old age 
and disease. They are so foolish that they resign themselves to these 
four miseries, not knowing the transcendental remedy of the Hare Krsna 
maha-mantra. Simply by chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, one can 
become free from all misery, but because they are enchanted by the 
illusory energy, people do not take this movement seriously. Therefore 
those who are actually servants of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu must 
seriously distribute this movement all over the world to render the 
greatest benefit to human society. Of course, animals and other lower 
species are not capable of understanding this movement, but if even a 
small number of human beings take it seriously, then by their chanting 
loudly, all living entities, including even trees, animals and other 
lower species, will be benefited. When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu inquired 
from Haridasa Thakura how he was to benefit living entities other than 
humans, Srila Haridasa Thakura replied that the Hare Krsna maha-mantra 
is so potent that if it is chanted loudly, everyone will benefit, 
including the lower species of life.
 
Adi 9.40
 
TEXT 40
 
TEXT
 
jagat vyapiya mora habe punya khyati
sukhi ha-iya loka mora gahibeka kirti
SYNONYMS
 
jagat vyapiya -- spreading all over the world; mora -- My; habe -- there 
will be; punya -- pious; khyati -- reputation; sukhi -- happy; ha-iya -- 
becoming; loka -- all the people; mora -- My; gahibeka -- glorify; kirti 
-- reputation.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"If the fruits are distributed all over the world, My reputation as a 
pious man will be known everywhere, and thus all people will glorify My 
name with great pleasure.
 
PURPORT
 
This prediction of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu's is now actually coming to 
pass. The Krsna consciousness movement is being distributed all over the 
world through the chanting of the holy name of the Lord, the Hare Krsna 
maha-mantra, and people who were leading confused, chaotic lives are now 
feeling transcendental happiness. They are finding peace in sankirtana, 
and therefore they are acknowledging the supreme benefit of this 
movement. This is the blessing of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. His 
prediction is now factually being fulfilled, and those who are sober and 
conscientious are appreciating the value of this great movement.
 
Adi 9.41
 
TEXT 41
 
TEXT
 
bharata-bhumite haila manusya janma yara
janma sarthaka kari' kara para-upakara
SYNONYMS
 
bharata -- of India; bhumite -- in the land; haila -- has become; 
manusya -- human being; janma -- birth; yara -- anyone; janma -- such a 
birth; sarthaka -- fulfillment; kari' -- doing so; kara -- do; para -- 
others; upakara -- benefit.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"One who has taken his birth as a human being in the land of India [
Bharata-varsa] should make his life successful and work for the benefit 
of all other people.
 
PURPORT
 
The magnanimity of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is expressed in this very 
important verse. Although He was born in Bengal and Bengalis therefore 
have a special duty toward Him, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is addressing 
not only Bengalis but all the inhabitants of India. It is in the land of 
India that actual human civilization can be developed.
 
Human life is especially meant for God realization, as stated in the 
Vedanta-sutra: athato brahma jijnasa. Anyone who takes birth in the 
land of India (Bharata-varsa) has the special privilege of being able to 
take advantage of the instruction and guidance of the Vedic civilization.
 He automatically receives the basic principles of spiritual life, for 
99.9% of the Indian people, even simple village farmers and others who 
are neither educated nor sophisticated, believe in the transmigration of 
the soul, believe in past and future lives, believe in God, and 
naturally want to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead or His 
representative. These ideas are the natural inheritance of a person born 
in India. India has many holy places of pilgrimage, such as Gaya, 
Benares, Mathura, Prayaga, Vrndavana, Haridvara, Ramesvaram and 
Jagannatha Puri, and still people go there by the hundreds and thousands.
 Although the present leaders of India are influencing the people not to 
believe in God, not to believe in a next life and not to believe in a 
distinction between pious and impious life, and although they are 
teaching them how to drink wine, eat meat and become supposedly 
civilized, people are nevertheless afraid of the four activities of 
sinful life -- namely illicit sex, meat-eating, intoxication and 
gambling -- and whenever there is a religious festival, they gather 
together by the thousands. We have actual experience of this. Whenever 
the Krsna consciousness movement holds a sankirtana festival in a big 
city like Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Ahmedabad or Hyderabad, thousands of 
people come to hear. Sometimes we speak in English, but even though most 
people do not understand English, they nevertheless come to hear us. 
Even when imitation incarnations of Godhead speak, people gather in the 
thousands, for everyone who is born in the land of India has a natural 
spiritual inclination and is taught the basic principles of spiritual 
life; they merely need to be a little more educated in the Vedic 
principles. Therefore Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu says here, janma sarthaka 
kari' kara para-upakara: if an Indian is educated in the Vedic 
principles, he is able to perform the most beneficial welfare activity 
for the entire world.
 
At present, for want of Krsna consciousness, or God consciousness, the 
entire world is in darkness, having been covered by the four principles 
of sinful life -- meat-eating, illicit sex, gambling and intoxication. 
Therefore there is a need for vigorous propaganda to educate people to 
refrain from sinful activities. This will bring peace and prosperity; 
the rogues, thieves and debauchees will naturally decrease in number, 
and all of human society will be God conscious.
 
The practical effect of our spreading the Krsna consciousness movement 
all over the world is that now the most degraded debauchees are becoming 
the most elevated saints. This is only one Indian's humble service to 
the world. If all Indians had taken to this path, as advised by Lord 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu, India would have given a unique gift to the world, 
and thus India would have been glorified. Now, however, India is known 
as a poverty-stricken country, and whenever anyone from America or 
another opulent country goes to India, he sees many people lying by the 
footpaths for whom there are not even provisions for two meals a 
day. There are also institutions collecting money from all parts of the 
world in the name of welfare activities for poverty-stricken people, but 
they are spending it for their own sense gratification. Now, on the 
order of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Krsna consciousness movement has 
been started, and people are benefiting from this movement. Therefore it 
is now the duty of the leading men of India to consider the importance 
of this movement and train many Indians to go outside of India to preach 
this cult. People will accept it, there will be cooperation among the 
Indian people and among the other people of the world, and the mission 
of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu will then be fulfilled. Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu will then be glorified all over the world, and people will 
naturally be happy, peaceful and prosperous, not only in this life but 
also in the next, for as stated in the Bhagavad-gita, anyone who 
understands Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, will very easily 
get salvation, or freedom from the repetition of birth and death, and go 
back home, back to Godhead. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu therefore requests 
every Indian to become a preacher of His cult to save the world from 
disastrous confusion.
 
This is not only the duty of Indians but the duty of everyone, and we 
are very happy that American and European boys and girls are seriously 
cooperating with this movement. One should know definitely that the best 
welfare activity for all of human society is to awaken man's God 
consciousness, or Krsna consciousness. Therefore everyone should help 
this great movement. This is confirmed in Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth 
Canto, Twenty-second Chapter, verse 35, which is next quoted in the 
Caitanya-caritamrta.
 
Adi 9.42
 
TEXT 42
 
TEXT
 
etavaj janma-saphalyam
dehinam iha dehisu
pranair arthair dhiya vaca
sreya-acaranam sada
SYNONYMS
 
etavat -- up to this; janma -- of birth; saphalyam -- perfection; 
dehinam -- of every living being; iha -- in this world; dehisu -- toward 
those who are embodied; pranaih -- by life; arthaih -- by wealth; dhiya -
- by intelligence; vaca -- by words; sreyah -- eternal good fortune; 
acaranam -- acting practically; sada -- always.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘It is the duty of every living being to perform welfare activities for 
the benefit of others with his life, wealth, intelligence and words.'
 
PURPORT
 
There are two kinds of general activities -- sreyas, or activities which 
are ultimately beneficial and auspicious, and preyas, or those which are 
immediately beneficial and auspicious. For example, children are 
fond of playing. They do not want to go to school to receive an 
education, and they think that to play all day and night and enjoy with 
their friends is the aim of life. Even in the transcendental life of 
Lord Krsna, we find that when He was a child He was very fond of playing 
with His friends of the same age, the cowherd boys. He would not even go 
home to take His dinner. Mother Yasoda would have to come out to induce 
Him to come home. Thus it is a child's nature to engage all day and 
night in playing, not caring even for his health and other important 
concerns. This is an example of preyas, or immediately beneficial 
activities. But there are also sreyas, or activities which are 
ultimately auspicious. According to Vedic civilization, a human being 
must be God conscious. He should understand what God is, what this 
material world is, who he is, and what their interrelationships are. 
This is called sreyas, or ultimately auspicious activity.
 
In this verse of Srimad-Bhagavatam it is said that one should be 
interested in sreyas. To achieve the ultimate goal of sreyas, or good 
fortune, one should engage everything, including his life, wealth and 
words, not only for himself but for others also. However, unless one is 
interested in sreyas in his own life, he cannot preach of sreyas for the 
benefit of others.
 
This verse cited by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu applies to human beings, not 
to animals. As indicated in the previous verse by the words manusya-
janma, these injunctions are for human beings. Unfortunately, human 
beings, although they have the bodies of men, are becoming less than 
animals in their behavior. This is the fault of modern education. Modern 
educators do not know the aim of human life; they are simply concerned 
with how to develop the economic condition of their countries or of 
human society. This is also necessary; the Vedic civilization considers 
all aspects of human life, including dharma (religion), artha (economic 
development), kama (sense gratification) and moksa (liberation). But 
humanity's first concern should be religion. To be religious, one must 
abide by the orders of God, but unfortunately people in this age have 
rejected religion, and they are busy in economic development. Therefore 
they will adopt any means to get money. For economic development one 
does not need to get money by hook or by crook; one needs only 
sufficient money to maintain his body and soul. However, because modern 
economic development is going on with no religious background, people 
have become lusty, greedy and mad after money. They are simply 
developing the qualities of rajas (passion) and tamas (ignorance), 
neglecting the other quality of nature, sattva (goodness), and the 
brahminical qualifications. Therefore the entire society is in chaos.
 
The Bhagavatam says that it is the duty of an advanced human being to 
act in such a way as to facilitate human society's attainment of the 
ultimate goal of life. There is a similar verse in the Visnu Purana, 
Part Three, Chapter Twelve, verse 45, which is next quoted in the
 Caitanya-caritamrta.
 
Adi 9.43
 
TEXT 43
 
TEXT
 
praninam upakaraya
yad eveha paratra ca
karmana manasa vaca
tad eva mati-man bhajet
SYNONYMS
 
praninam -- of all living entities; upakaraya -- for the benefit; yat -- 
whichever; eva -- certainly; iha -- in this world or in this life; 
paratra -- in the next life; ca -- and; karmana -- by work; manasa -- by 
the mind; vaca -- by words; tat -- that; eva -- certainly; mati-man --
 an intelligent man; bhajet -- must act.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘By his work, thoughts and words, an intelligent man must perform 
actions which will be beneficial for all living entities in this life 
and the next.'
 
PURPORT
 
Unfortunately, people in general do not know what is to take place in 
the next life. To prepare oneself for his next life is common sense, and 
it is a principle of the Vedic civilization, but presently people 
throughout the world do not believe in a next life. Even influential 
professors and other educators say that as soon as the body is finished, 
everything is finished. This atheistic philosophy is killing human 
civilization. People are irresponsibly performing all sorts of sinful 
activities, and thus the privilege of the human life is being taken away 
by the educational propaganda of the so-called leaders. Actually it is a 
fact that this life is meant for preparation for the next life; by 
evolution one has come through many species, or forms, and this human 
form of life is an opportunity to promote oneself to a better life. This 
is explained in the Bhagavad-gita (9.25):
 
yanti deva-vrata devan pitrn yanti pitr-vratah
bhutani yanti bhutejya yanti mad-yajino 'pi mam
 
 
 
"Those who worship the demigods will take birth among the demigods; 
those who worship ghosts and spirits will take birth among such beings; 
those who worship ancestors go to the ancestors; and those who worship 
Me will live with Me." Therefore, one may promote himself to 
the higher planetary systems, which are the residence of the demigods, 
one can promote himself to Pitrloka, one can remain on earth, or one 
can also go back home, back to Godhead. This is further confirmed 
elsewhere in the Bhagavad-gita (4.9): tyaktva deham punar janma naiti 
mam eti so 'rjuna. After giving up the body, one who knows Krsna in 
truth does not come back again to this world to accept a material body, 
but he goes back home, back to Godhead. This knowledge is in the sastras,
 and people should be given the opportunity to understand it. Even if 
one is not able to go back to Godhead in one life, the Vedic 
civilization at least gives one the opportunity to be promoted to the 
higher planetary systems, where the demigods live, and not glide down 
again to animal life. At present, people do not understand this 
knowledge, although it constitutes a great science, for they are 
uneducated and trained not to accept it. This is the horrible condition 
of modern human society. As such, the Krsna consciousness movement is 
the only hope to direct the attention of intelligent men to a greater 
benefit in life.
 
Adi 9.44
 
TEXT 44
 
TEXT
 
mali manusya amara nahi rajya-dhana
phala-phula diya kari' punya uparjana
SYNONYMS
 
mali -- gardener; manusya -- man; amara -- My; nahi -- there is none; 
rajya -- kingdom; dhana -- wealth; phala -- fruit; phula -- flowers; 
diya -- giving; kari' -- do; punya -- piety; uparjana -- achievement.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"I am merely a gardener. I have neither a kingdom nor very great riches. 
I simply have some fruits and flowers that I wish to utilize to achieve 
piety in My life.
 
PURPORT
 
In performing welfare activities for human society, Sri Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu presents Himself as being not very rich, thus indicating that 
a man need not be rich or opulent to act for the welfare of humanity. 
Sometimes rich men are very proud that they can perform beneficial 
activities for human society whereas others cannot. A practical example 
is that when there is a scarcity of food in India on account of meager 
rainfall, some members of the richer class very proudly distribute 
foodstuffs, making huge arrangements with the help of the government, as 
if merely by such activities people will be benefited. Suppose there 
were no food grain. How would the rich men distribute food? Production 
of grain is completely in the hands of God. If there were no rain, 
there would be no grain, and these so-called rich men would be unable 
to distribute grain to the people.
 
The real purpose of life, therefore, is to satisfy the Supreme 
Personality of Godhead. Srila Rupa Gosvami describes in his Bhakti-
rasamrta-sindhu that devotional service is so exalted that it is 
beneficial and auspicious for every man. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu also 
declared that to propagate the bhakti cult of devotional service in 
human society, one does not need to be very rich. Anyone who knows the 
art can do it and thus render the highest benefit to humanity
. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu takes the part of a gardener 
because although a gardener is naturally not a very rich man, he has 
some fruits and flowers. Any man can collect some fruits and flowers and 
satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead in devotional service, as 
the Lord recommends in the Bhagavad-gita (9.26):
 
patram puspam phalam toyam yo me bhaktya prayacchati
tad aham bhakty-upahrtam asnami prayatatmanah
 
 
 
 
One cannot satisfy the Supreme Lord by his riches, wealth or opulent 
position, but anyone can collect a little fruit or a flower and offer it 
to the Lord. The Lord says that if one brings such an offering in 
devotion, He will accept it and eat it. When Krsna eats, the entire 
world becomes satisfied. There is a story in the Mahabharata 
illustrating how by Krsna's eating, the sixty thousand disciples of 
Durvasa Muni were all satisfied. Therefore it is a fact that if by our 
life (pranaih), by our wealth (arthaih), by our intelligence (dhiya) or 
by our words (vaca) we can satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead, 
naturally the entire world will become happy. Therefore our main duty is 
to satisfy the Supreme Godhead by our actions, our money and our words. 
This is very simple. Even if one does not have money, he can preach the 
Hare Krsna mantra to everyone. One can go everywhere, to every home, and 
request everyone to chant the Hare Krsna mantra. Thus the entire world 
situation will become very happy and peaceful.
 
Adi 9.45
 
TEXT 45
 
TEXT
 
mali hana vrksa ha-ilan ei ta' icchate
sarva-pranira upakara haya vrksa haite
SYNONYMS
 
mali hana -- although I am the gardener; vrksa ha-ilan -- I am also the 
tree; ei ta' -- this is; icchate -- by My will; sarva-pranira -- of all 
living entities; upakara -- welfare; haya -- there is; vrksa -- the tree;
 haite -- from.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"Although I am acting as a gardener, I also want to be the tree, for 
thus I can bestow benefit upon all.
 
PURPORT
 
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the most benevolent personality in human 
society because His only desire is to make people happy. His sankirtana 
movement is especially meant for the purpose of making people happy. He 
wanted to become the tree Himself because a tree is said to be the 
most benevolent living entity. In the following verse, which is from 
Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.22.33), Krsna Himself highly praises the existence 
of a tree.
 
Adi 9.46
 
TEXT 46
 
TEXT
 
aho esam varam janma
sarva-prany-upajivinam
su-janasyeva yesam vai
vimukha yanti narthinah
SYNONYMS
 
aho -- oh, just see; esam -- of these trees; varam -- superior; janma -- 
birth; sarva -- all; prani -- living entities; upajivinam -- one who 
provides maintenance; su-janasya iva -- like the great 
personalities; yesam -- from whose; vai -- certainly; vimukhah -- 
disappointed; yanti -- goes away; na -- never; arthinah -- one who is 
asking for something.
 
TRANSLATION
 
"‘Just see how these trees are maintaining every living entity! Their 
birth is successful. Their behavior is just like that of great 
personalities, for anyone who asks anything from a tree never goes away 
disappointed.'"
 
PURPORT
 
According to Vedic civilization, ksatriyas are considered to be great 
personalities because if anyone goes to a ksatriya king to ask for 
charity, the king will never refuse. The trees are compared to those 
noble ksatriyas because everyone derives all kinds of benefits from them 
-- some people take fruit, others take flowers, others take leaves, 
others take twigs, and others even cut the tree, and yet the tree gives 
to everyone without hesitation.
 
Unnecessarily cutting trees without consideration is another example of 
human debauchery. The paper industry cuts many hundreds and thousands of 
trees for its mills, and with the paper so much rubbish literature is 
published for the whimsical satisfaction of human society. Unfortunately,
 although these industrialists are now happy in this life by dint of 
their industrial development, they do not know that they will incur the 
responsibility for killing these living entities who are in the form of 
trees.
 
This verse, quoted from Srimad-Bhagavatam, was spoken by Lord Krsna to 
His friends when He was taking rest underneath a tree after His pastime 
of stealing the clothes of the gopis (vastra-harana-lila). By quoting 
this verse, Caitanya Mahaprabhu teaches us that we should be tolerant 
like trees and also beneficial like trees, which give everything to the 
needy persons who come underneath them. A needy person may derive many 
advantages from trees and also from many animals, but in modern 
civilization people have become so ungrateful that they exploit the 
trees and animals and kill them. These are some of the sinful activities 
of modern civilization.
 
Adi 9.47
 
TEXT 47
 
TEXT
 
ei ajna kaila yadi caitanya-malakara
parama ananda paila vrksa-parivara
SYNONYMS
 
ei -- this; ajna -- order; kaila -- gave; yadi -- when; caitanya -- Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; mala-kara -- as a gardener; parama -- the 
greatest; ananda -- pleasure; paila -- got; vrksa -- of the tree; 
parivara -- descendants.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The descendants of the tree [the devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu] 
were very glad to receive this order directly from the Lord.
 
PURPORT
 
It is the desire of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu that the benevolent 
activities of the sankirtana movement, which was inaugurated five 
hundred years ago in Navadvipa, be spread all over the world for the 
benefit of all human beings. Unfortunately, there are many so-called 
followers of Caitanya Mahaprabhu who are satisfied simply to construct a 
temple, make a show of the Deities, collect some funds and utilize them 
for eating and sleeping. There is no question of their preaching the 
cult of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu all over the world. But even though they 
are unable to do so, if anyone else does it they become envious. This is 
the condition of the modern followers of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The Age of 
Kali is so strong that it affects even the so-called followers of Lord 
Caitanya. At least the followers of Caitanya Mahaprabhu must come out of 
India to preach His cult all over the world, for this is the mission of 
Lord Caitanya. The followers of Lord Caitanya must execute His will with 
heart and soul, being more tolerant than the trees and humbler than the 
straw in the street.
 
Adi 9.48
 
TEXT 48
 
TEXT
 
yei yahan tahan dana kare prema-phala
phalasvade matta loka ha-ila sakala
SYNONYMS
 
yei -- anyone; yahan -- wherever; tahan -- anywhere; dana -- charity; 
kare -- gives in; prema-phala -- the fruit of love of Godhead; phala -- 
fruit; asvade -- by tasting; matta -- intoxicated; loka -- people; ha-
ila -- become; sakala -- all.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The fruit of love of God is so delicious that wherever a devotee 
distributes it, those who relish the fruit, anywhere in the world, 
immediately become intoxicated.
 
PURPORT
 
Here the wonderful fruit of love of Godhead distributed by Lord Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu is described. We have practical experience that anyone who 
accepts this fruit and sincerely tastes it immediately becomes mad after 
it and gives up all his bad habits, being intoxicated by Caitanya 
Mahaprabhu's gift, the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. The statements of Sri 
Caitanya-caritamrta are so practical that anyone can test them. As far 
as we are concerned, we are most confident of the success of the 
distribution of the great fruit of love of Godhead through the medium of 
chanting the maha-mantra -- Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare 
Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.
 
Adi 9.49
 
TEXT 49
 
TEXT
 
maha-madaka prema-phala peta bhari' khaya
matila sakala loka -- hase, nace, gaya
SYNONYMS
 
maha-madaka -- great intoxicant; prema-phala -- this fruit of love of 
God; peta -- belly; bhari' -- filling; khaya -- let them eat; matila -- 
became mad; sakala loka -- all the people in general; hase -- laugh; 
nace -- dance; gaya -- chant.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The fruit of love of Godhead distributed by Caitanya Mahaprabhu is such 
a great intoxicant that anyone who eats it, filling his belly, 
immediately becomes maddened by it, and automatically he chants, dances, 
laughs and enjoys.
 
Adi 9.50
 
TEXT 50
 
TEXT
 
keha gadagadi yaya, keha ta' hunkara
dekhi' anandita hana hase malakara
SYNONYMS
 
keha -- some of them; gadagadi yaya -- roll on the floor; keha -- some 
of them; ta' -- certainly; hunkara -- hum very loudly; dekhi' -- seeing 
this; anandita -- gladdened; hana -- becoming so; hase -- smiles; 
mala-kara -- the great gardener.
 
TRANSLATION
 
When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the great gardener, sees that people are 
chanting, dancing and laughing and that some of them are rolling on the 
floor and some are making loud humming sounds, He smiles with great 
pleasure.
 
PURPORT
 
This attitude of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is very important for persons 
engaged in the Hare Krsna movement of Krsna consciousness. In every 
center of our institution, ISKCON, we have arranged for a love feast 
every Sunday, and when we actually see people come to our center, chant, 
dance, take prasadam, become jubilant and purchase books, we know that 
certainly Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is always present in such 
transcendental activities, and He is very pleased and satisfied. 
Therefore the members of ISKCON must increase this movement more and 
more, according to the principles that we are presently trying to 
execute. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, thus being pleased, will smilingly 
glance upon them, bestowing His favor, and the movement will be 
successful.
 
Adi 9.51
 
TEXT 51
 
TEXT
 
ei malakara khaya ei prema-phala
niravadhi matta rahe, vivasa-vihvala
SYNONYMS
 
ei -- this; mala-kara -- great gardener; khaya -- eats; ei -- this; 
prema-phala -- fruit of love of Godhead; niravadhi -- always; matta -- 
maddened; rahe -- remains; vivasa -- as if helpless; vihvala -- as if 
bewildered.
 
TRANSLATION
 
The great gardener, Lord Caitanya, personally eats this fruit, and as a 
result He constantly remains mad, as if helpless and bewildered.
 
PURPORT
 
It is the mission of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to act Himself and teach 
the people. He says, apani acari' bhakti karila pracara (Cc. Adi 4.41). 
One must first act himself and then teach. This is the function of a 
real teacher. Unless one is able to understand the philosophy that he 
speaks, it will not be effective. Therefore one should not only 
understand the philosophy of the Caitanya cult but also implement it 
practically in one's life.
 
While chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu 
sometimes fainted and remained unconscious for many hours. He prays in 
His Siksastaka (7):
 
yugayitam nimesena caksusa pravrsayitam
sunyayitam jagat sarvam govinda-virahena me
 
"O Govinda! Feeling Your separation, I am considering a moment to be 
like twelve years or more. Tears are flowing from My eyes like torrents 
of rain, and I am feeling all vacant in the world in Your absence." 
This is the perfectional stage of chanting the Hare Krsna 
mantra and eating the fruit of love of Godhead, as exhibited by Sri 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu. One should not artificially imitate this stage, but 
if one is serious and sincerely follows the regulative principles and 
chants the Hare Krsna mantra, the time will come when these symptoms 
will appear. Tears will fill his eyes, he will be unable to chant 
the maha-mantra distinctly, and his heart will throb in 
ecstasy. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu says that one should not imitate this, 
but a devotee should long for the day to come when such symptoms of 
trance will automatically appear in his body.
 
Adi 9.52
 
TEXT 52
 
TEXT
 
sarva-loke matta kaila apana-samana
preme matta loka vina nahi dekhi ana
SYNONYMS
 
sarva-loke -- all people; matta -- maddened; kaila -- He made; apana -- 
Himself; samana -- like; preme -- in love of God; matta -- maddened; 
loka -- people in general; vina -- without; nahi -- do not; dekhi -- we 
see; ana -- anything else.
 
TRANSLATION
 
With His sankirtana movement the Lord made everyone mad like Himself. We 
do not find anyone who was not intoxicated by His sankirtana movement.
 
Adi 9.53
 
TEXT 53
 
TEXT
 
ye ye purve ninda kaila, bali' matoyala
seho phala khaya, nace, bale -- bhala bhala
SYNONYMS
 
ye ye -- persons who; purve -- before; ninda -- blasphemy; kaila -- made;
 bali' -- saying; matoyala -- drunkard; seho -- such persons; phala -- 
fruit; khaya -- takes; nace -- dance; bale -- say; bhala bhala -- very 
good, very good.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Persons who had formerly criticized Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, calling 
Him a drunkard, also ate the fruit and began to dance, saying, "Very 
good! Very good!"
 
PURPORT
 
When Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu started the sankirtana movement, even He 
was unnecessarily criticized by Mayavadis, atheists and fools. Naturally 
we are also criticized by such men. They will always remain and will 
always criticize anything that is actually good for human society. But 
the preachers of the sankirtana movement should not be deterred by such 
criticism. Our method should be to convert such fools gradually by 
asking them to come and take prasadam and chant and dance with us. This 
should be our policy. Anyone who comes to join us, of course, must be 
sincere and serious regarding spiritual advancement in life; then such a 
person, simply by joining us, chanting with us, dancing with us and 
taking prasadam with us, will gradually also come to say that this 
movement is very good. But one who joins with an ulterior purpose, to 
get material benefit or personal gratification, will never be able to 
grasp the philosophy of this movement.
 
Adi 9.54
 
TEXT 54
 
TEXT
 
ei ta' kahilun prema-phala-vitarana
ebe suna, phala-data ye ye sakha-gana
SYNONYMS
 
ei -- this; ta' -- however; kahilun -- I have explained; prema-phala -- 
the fruit of love of Godhead; vitarana -- distribution; ebe -- now; suna 
-- hear; phala-data -- the giver of the fruit; ye ye -- who and who; 
sakha-gana -- branches.
 
TRANSLATION
 
After describing the Lord's distribution of the fruit of love of Godhead,
 I now wish to describe the different branches of the tree of Lord 
Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
 
Adi 9.55
 
TEXT 55
 
TEXT
 
sri-rupa-raghunatha-pade yara asa
caitanya-caritamrta kahe krsnadasa
SYNONYMS
 
sri-rupa -- Srila Rupa Gosvami; raghunatha -- Srila Raghunatha dasa 
Gosvami; pade -- at the lotus feet; yara -- whose; asa -- expectation; 
Caitanya-caritamrta -- the book named Caitanya-caritamrta; kahe -- 
describes; krsna-dasa -- Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami.
 
TRANSLATION
 
Praying at the lotus feet of Sri Rupa and Sri Raghunatha, always 
desiring their mercy, I, Krsnadasa, narrate Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, 
following in their footsteps.
 
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, 
Adi-lila, Ninth Chapter, describing the desire tree of devotional 
service.
 