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CC Ādi 4.263

Bengali

নানা যত্ন করি আমি, নারি আস্বাদিতে ।
সেই সুখমাধুর্য–ঘ্রাণে লোভ বাড়ে চিত্তে ॥ ২৬৩ ॥

Text

nānā yatna kari āmi, nāri āsvādite
sei sukha-mādhurya-ghrāṇe lobha bāḍhe citte

Synonyms

nānā — various; yatna — attempts; kari — do; āmi — I; nāri — I am not able; āsvādite — to taste; sei — that; sukha — of the happiness; mādhurya — the sweetness; ghrāṇe — by smelling; lobha — desire; bāḍhe — increases; citte — in the mind.

Translation

“In spite of various efforts, I have not been able to taste it. But My desire to relish that pleasure increases as I smell its sweetness.