tāra eka phala paḍi' yadi naṣṭa haya
tathāpi vṛkṣa nāhi jāne nija-apacaya

 tāra - of the tree; eka phala - one fruit; paḍi' - falling down; yadi - if; naṣṭa haya - becomes destroyed; tathāpi - still; vṛkṣa - the tree; nāhi jāne - does not know; nija-apacaya - its loss.


Text

“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.

Purport