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| Antya-līlā | Chapter 20: The Śikṣāṣṭaka Prayers |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 20.23
vṛkṣa yena kāṭileha kichu nā bolaya
śukāñā maileha kāre pānī nā māgaya
SYNONYMS
vṛkṣa — a tree; yena — as; kāṭileha — when it is cut; kichu nā bolaya — does not say anything; śukāñā — drying up; maileha — if dying; kāre — anyone; pāni — water; nā māgaya — does not ask for.
TRANSLATION
"When a tree is cut down, it does not protest, and even when drying up, it does not ask anyone for water.
Copyright © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness