Antya-līlāChapter 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

vṛkṣaa tree; yenaas; kāṭileha — when it is cut; kichu bolaya — does not say anything; śukāñā — drying up; maileha — if dying; kāre — anyone; pāni — water; 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.

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