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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.22.34

पत्रपुष्पफलच्छायामूलवल्कलदारुभि: । गन्धनिर्यासभस्मास्थितोक्मै: कामान्वितन्वते ॥ ३४ ॥
patra-puṣpa-phala-cchāyā-
[patra-pushpa-phala-chchaayaa-]
mūla-valkala-dārubhiḥ
[moola-valkala-daarubhih]
gandha-niryāsa-bhasmāsthi-
[gandha-niryaasa-bhasmaasthi-]
tokmaiḥ kāmān vitanvate
[tokmaih kaamaan vitanvate]
patra — by their leaves puṣpa — flowers phala — fruits chāyā — shade mūla — roots valkala — bark dārubhiḥ — and wood gandha — by their fragrance niryāsa — sap bhasma — ashes asthi — pulp tokmaiḥ — and young shoots kāmān — desirable things vitanvate — they award .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
patra-puṣpa-phala-cchāyā-
patra
by their leaves
puṣpa
flowers
phala
fruits
chāyā
shade
mūla-valkala-dārubhiḥ
mūla
roots
valkala
bark
dārubhiḥ
and wood
gandha-niryāsa-bhasmāsthi-
gandha
by their fragrance
niryāsa
sap
bhasma
ashes
asthi
pulp
tokmaiḥ kāmān vitanvate
tokmaiḥ
and young shoots
kāmān
desirable things
vitanvate
they award .
  • patra-puṣpa-phala — by leaves, flowers, fruits
    Compound: patra (leaf) + puṣpa (flower) + phala (fruit). The same triad Kṛṣṇa names in BG 9.26 (patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ) as acceptable offerings to Him. The tree offers to the world what we are meant to offer to Him.
  • chāyā — shade
    From √chā (to cover). Shade is offered without depletion — the most efficient form of giving, in which the giver loses nothing and the receiver gains everything. A small image of Kṛṣṇa's mercy itself.
  • valkala — bark
    The bark of a tree — used for cloth by ascetics. The Six Gosvāmīs wore valkala-vāsas. Kṛṣṇa's catalog of tree-gifts reads, in Gauḍīya hindsight, as the supply-list of the vānaprastha-vaiṣṇava.
  • kāmān — desirable things
    Accusative plural of kāma. The same root that has dominated the gopī-section. Here kāma denotes generic 'desirables' the tree dispenses. The chapter's lexicon is consistent: kāma is the world's currency, redirected toward bhakti when fixed on Kṛṣṇa, dispensed freely when grown into a tree.
  • vitanvate — they award
    Present middle of vi-√tan (to extend, to spread out). The verb of expansion — the tree extends itself outward in every form possible. Sevā is centrifugal; the self is given away through multiple channels at once.
These trees fulfill one’s desires with their leaves, flowers and fruits, their shade, roots, bark and wood, and also with their fragrance, sap, ashes, pulp and shoots.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
These trees fulfill one's desires with their leaves, flowers and fruits, their shade, roots, bark and wood, and also with their fragrance, sap, ashes, pulp and shoots.
Commentary

Niryasah means sap, asthi means pulp, and tokmah means the buds.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Fragrance is derived from the sap. Asthi means seeds.

Related values
Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)
Related verses
Concepts
Jiva
Trees fulfill desires with leaves, flowers, fruits, shade, roots, bark, wood, fragrance, sap, ashes, pulp, shoots — every part. A truly giving life offers something usable in every part of itself.
Reflection Questions
  • Which 'part' of me is currently not offering anything to others, and could it?
  • What hidden component of my life — my failures, my old work, even my ashes — could nourish someone?

A complete inventory of giving — leaves, flowers, fruits, shade, roots, bark, wood, fragrance, sap, ashes, pulp, shoots — twelve gifts from one body. The tree has nothing left over for itself. Kṛṣṇa lays out what total self-offering looks like in concrete biological terms.

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