mÄlÄ« haÃ±Ä vá¹›ká¹£a ha-ilÄá¹… ei ta' icchÄte
sarva-prÄṇīra upakÄra haya vá¹›ká¹£a haite
mÄlÄ« haÃ±Ä - although I am the gardener; vá¹›ká¹£a ha-ilÄá¹… - I am also the tree; ei ta' - this is; icchÄte - by My will; sarva-prÄṇīra - of all living entities; upakÄra - welfare; haya - there is; vá¹›ká¹£a - the tree; haite - from.
“Although I am acting as a gardener, I also want to be the tree, for thus I can bestow benefit upon all.
ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu is the most benevolent personality in human society because His only desire is to make people happy. His saá¹…kÄ«rtana 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 ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam (10.22.33), Kṛṣṇa Himself highly praises the existence of a tree.
