CC Antya 20.23 (1996)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Antya-līlā - Chapter 20: The Śikṣāṣṭaka Prayers

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 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.

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