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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.29.41

यद्वनस्पतयो भीता लताश्चौषधिभि: सह । स्वे स्वे कालेऽभिगृह्णन्ति पुष्पाणि च फलानि च ॥ ४१ ॥
yad vanaspatayo bhītā
[yad vanaspatayo bheetaa]
latāś cauṣadhibhiḥ saha
[lataash chaushadhibhih saha]
sve sve kāle ’bhigṛhṇanti
[sve sve kaale ’bhigrihnanti]
puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca
[pushpaani cha phalaani cha]
Word-for-word
yat — because of whom vanaḥ-patayaḥ — the trees bhītāḥ — fearful latāḥ — creepers ca — and oṣadhibhiḥ — herbs saha — with sve sve kāle — each in its own season abhigṛhṇanti — bear puṣpāṇi — flowers ca — and phalāni — fruits ca — also.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yad vanaspatayo bhītā
yat
because of whom
vanaḥ-patayaḥ
the trees
bhītāḥ
fearful
latāś cauṣadhibhiḥ saha
latāḥ
creepers
ca
and
oṣadhibhiḥ
herbs
saha
with
sve sve kāle ’bhigṛhṇanti
sve sve kāle
each in its own season
abhigṛhṇanti
bear
puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca
puṣpāṇi
flowers
ca
and
phalāni
fruits
ca
also.
Out of fear of the Supreme Personality of Godhead the trees, creepers, herbs and seasonal plants and flowers blossom and fructify, each in its own season.
Purport

As the sun rises and sets and the seasonal changes ensue at their appointed times by the superintendence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, so the seasonal plants, flowers, herbs and trees all grow under the direction of the Supreme Lord. It is not that plants grow automatically, without any cause, as the atheistic philosophers say. Rather, they grow in pursuance of the supreme order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is confirmed in the Vedic literature that the Lord’s diverse energies are working so nicely that it appears that everything is being done automatically.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Out of fear of time the planes, creepers, and herbs produce flowers and fruits in the proper season.
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Personal Guidance
The verse insists on the Lord's specific identity — not an idea of God but a person with name, form, and intent. Vague spirituality cannot reach what only personal address can. Its centre of gravity is Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Reflection Questions
  • Whom do you actually address when you pray — a concept, or a person?
  • How does relating to a person, rather than a principle, change how you speak in prayer?
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