Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 15.173
One Fruit Among Millions
“The uḍumbara tree is filled with millions of fruits, and if one falls down and is destroyed, the tree does not even consider the loss.
What the purport teaches
- The uḍumbara tree is filled with millions of fruits.
- One of those fruits may fall down and be destroyed.
- With so many fruits, the tree does not even consider the loss of one.
Try this today
Picture a tree filled with millions of fruits, and reflect briefly on the loss of just one.
Ask yourself
How does the image of millions of fruits help me understand the smallness of one loss?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.