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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 9.26",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 9.26",
  "label":"Text 26",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 9.26",
  "description":"Since Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu was the original trunk, the taste of the fruits that grew on the branches and subbranches surpassed the taste of nectar."

} —

Cc. Ādi 9.26

Text

mūla-skandhera śākhā āra upaśākhā-gaṇe
lāgilā ye prema-phala,—amṛtake jine

Synonyms

mūla-skandhera—of the chief trunk; śākhā—branches; āra—and; upaśākhā-gaṇe—subbranches; lāgilā—as it grew; ye—that; prema-phala—the fruit of love; amṛtake jine—such a fruit conquers nectar.

Translation

Since Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu was the original trunk, the taste of the fruits that grew on the branches and subbranches surpassed the taste of nectar.