SB 7.2.54
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 54
kāmaṁ nayatu māṁ devaḥ
kim ardhenātmano hi me
dīnena jīvatā duḥkham
anena vidhurāyuṣā
SYNONYMS
kāmam—as He likes; nayatu—let Him take away; mām—me; devaḥ—the Supreme Lord; kim—what use; ardhena—with half; ātmanaḥ—of the body; hi—indeed; me—my; dīnena—poor; jīvatā—living; duḥkham—in suffering; anena—this; vidhura-āyuṣā—having a lifetime full of affliction.
TRANSLATION
If unkind Providence takes away my wife, who is half my body, why should He not take me also? What is the use of my living with half of my body, bereaved by loss of my wife? What shall I gain in this way?