CC Ādi 9.45
Bengali
মালী হঞা বৃক্ষ হইলাঙ এই ত’ ইচ্ছাতে ।
সর্বপ্রাণীর উপকার হয় বৃক্ষ হৈতে ॥ ৪৫ ॥
সর্বপ্রাণীর উপকার হয় বৃক্ষ হৈতে ॥ ৪৫ ॥
Verse text
mālī hañā vṛkṣa ha-ilāṅ ei ta’ icchāte
sarva-prāṇīra upakāra haya vṛkṣa haite
sarva-prāṇīra upakāra haya vṛkṣa haite
Synonyms
Translation
“Although I am acting as a gardener, I also want to be the tree, for thus I can bestow benefit upon all.
Purport
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the most benevolent personality in human society because His only desire is to make people happy. His saṅkīrtana movement is especially meant for the purpose of making people happy. He wanted to become the tree Himself because a tree is said to be the most benevolent living entity. In the following verse, which is from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.22.33), Kṛṣṇa Himself highly praises the existence of a tree.