Krsna's Name is the seed of the tree of religion

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Padyavali Text 19, by Srila Rupa Goswami

 

kalyananam nidhanam kali-mala-mathanam pavanam pavananam

patheyam yan mumuksoh sapadi para-pada-praptaye procyamanam

visrama-sthanam ekam kavi-vara-vacasam jivanam saj-jananam

bijam dharma-drumasya prabhavatu bhavatam bhutaye krsna-nama

 

May Krsna's holy name, which is

 

(1) A reservoir of all transcendental happiness,

(2) The destruction of Kali-yuga's sins,

(3) The most purifying of all purifying things,

(4) The saintly person's food (or lunch) as he traverses the path to the

spiritual world,

(5) The pleasure-garden where the voices of the greatest saints, philosophers,

and poets play,

(6) The life of the righteous, and

(7) The seed of the tree of religion, bring transcendental auspiciousness to

you all.

 

-author unknown

 

(word to word meanings:

 

kalyananam-of an abundance of happinesses; nidhanam-the reservoir;

kali-of the Kali-yuga; mala-of sins; mathanam-chasing away; pavanam-the

purifier; pavananam-of purifiers; patheyam-the lunch; yat-which; mumuksoh-of

one aspiring for liberation; sapadi-at once; para-pada-the supreme abode;

praptaye-for attaining; procyamanam-described; visrama-sthanam-the pleasure

garden; ekam-sole; kavi-os saints, philosophers, and poets; vara-of the best;

vacasam-of the words; jivanam-the life; sat-jananam-of the righteous; bijam-the

seed; dharma-of religion; drumasya-of the tree; prabhavatu-may be; bhavatam-of

you; bhutaye-for the auspiciousness; krsna-of Lord Krsna; nama-the name.)

 

Translation by H.G. Kusakratha Prabhu