228 Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta

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; e/—this; mata—like; bhakti-vrkse—in the tree of devotional service;
sarvatra—all over; phala—fruit; /age—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 arcanarn 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.

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FTBCHS Me Vata Gorettataice |

afar Ce Cola, — BASTS FHA VII

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; /agila—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.
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AA Cl CATH WS-TYT |
Feats COSTA, ae orm BTW 29 A
