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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 9.9",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 9.9",
  "label":"Text 9",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 9.9",
  "description":"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."

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Cc. Ādi 9.9

Text

śrī-caitanya mālākāra pṛthivīte āni'
bhakti-kalpataru ropilā siñci' icchā-pāni

Synonyms

śrī-caitanya—Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; mālā-kāra—gardener; pṛthivīte—on this planet; āni'—bringing; bhakti-kalpa-taru—the desire tree of devotional service; ropilā—sowed; siñci'—watering; icchā—will; pāni—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-latā, 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 (mālā-kāra) can then enjoy without impediments.