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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 15.173
তার এক ফল পড়ি’ যদি নষ্ট হয় ।
তথাপি বৃক্ষ নাহি জানে নিজ-অপচয় ॥ ১৭৩ ॥
tāra eka phala paḍi’ yadi naṣṭa haya
tathāpi vṛkṣa nāhi jāne nija-apacaya
“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.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
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.
Festive affection and reconciliation. Festivals, reciprocal hospitality, and the deliverance of Amogha show affectionate grace.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu sent Nityānanda Prabhu to Bengal for preaching and also sent Rāmadāsa, Gadādhara dāsa and several other devotees with Him. Then Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, with great humility, sent some Jagannātha prasādam and a cloth from Lord Jagannātha to His mother through Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 15
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the image of millions of fruits help me understand the smallness of one loss?
Picture a tree filled with millions of fruits, and reflect briefly on the loss of just one.
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