an6.54:12.1 Then Sakka went up to that deity, and said,
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an6.54:12.2 ‘Why, god, are you standing to one side, miserable and sad, weeping, with a tearful face?’
an6.54:12.3 ‘Because, my good fellow, a violent storm came and felled and uprooted my home.’
an6.54:12.4 ‘Well, did you stand by your tree’s duty when the storm came?’
an6.54:12.5 ‘But my good fellow, how does a tree stand by its duty?’
an6.54:12.6 ‘It’s when those who need the tree’s roots, bark, leaves, flowers, or fruit take what they need.
an6.54:12.7 Yet the deity is not displeased or upset because of this.
an6.54:12.8 This is how a tree stands by its duty.’
an6.54:12.9 ‘I was not standing by a tree’s duty when the storm came and felled and uprooted my home.’
an6.54:12.10 ‘God, if you were to stand by a tree’s duty, your home may be as it was before.’
an6.54:12.11 ‘I will stand by a tree’s duty! May my home be as it was before!’