Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 9.34

ekalā mālākāra āmi kāhāń kāhāń yāba

ekalā vā kata phala pāḍiyā vilāba

SYNONYMS

ekalā — alone; mālā-kāra — gardener; āmi — I am; kāhāń — where; kāhāń — where; yāba — shall I go; ekalā — alone; vā — or; kata — how many; phala — fruits; pāḍiyā — picking; vilāba — shall distribute.

TRANSLATION

"I am the only gardener. How many places can I go? How many fruits can I pick and distribute?

PURPORT

Here Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu indicates that the distribution of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra should be performed by combined forces. Although He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He laments, "How can I act alone? How can I alone pick the fruit and distribute it all over the world?" This indicates that all classes of devotees should combine to distribute the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra without consideration of the time, place or situation.

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