Ādi-līlāChapter 9: The Desire Tree of Devotional Service

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 9.16

madhya-mūla paramānanda purī mahā-dhīra

aṣṭa dike aṣṭa mūla vṛkṣa kaila sthira

SYNONYMS

madhya-mūla — the middle root; paramānanda purīParamānanda Purī; mahā-dhīra — most sober; aṣṭa dikein the eight directions; aṣṭa mūla — eight roots; vṛkṣa — the tree; kaila sthira — fixed.

TRANSLATION

With the sober and grave Paramānanda Purī as the central root and the other eight roots in the eight directions, the tree of Caitanya Mahāprabhu stood firmly.

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