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CC Antya 17.59 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 59

"mana mora vāma-dīna, jala vinā yena mīna,
kṛṣṇa vinā kṣaṇe mari' yāya
madhura-hāsya-vadane, mana-netra-rasāyane,
kṛṣṇa-tṛṣṇā dviguṇa bāḍāya


SYNONYMS

mana mora—My mind; vāma-dīna—unagreeably poor; jala—water; vinā—without; yena—as if; mīna—a fish; kṛṣṇa—Lord Kṛṣṇa; vinā—without; kṣaṇe—in a moment; mari' yāya—dies; madhura—sweet; hāsya—smiling; vadane—face; mana—the mind; netra—the eyes; rasa-āyane—very pleasing to; kṛṣṇa-tṛṣṇa—the thirst for Kṛṣṇa; dvi-guṇa—twice as much; bāḍāya—increases.


TRANSLATION

" 'If I do not think of Kṛṣṇa, My impoverished mind will die within a moment like a fish out of water. But when I see Kṛṣṇa's sweetly smiling face, My mind and eyes are so pleased that My desire for Him redoubles.



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