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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.