darpaṇādye dekhi' yadi āpana mādhurī
āsvādite haya lobha, āsvādite nāri

 darpaṇa-ādye - beginning in a mirror; dekhi' - seeing; yadi - if; āpana - own; mādhurī - sweetness; āsvādite - to taste; haya - there is; lobha - desire; āsvādite - to taste; nāri - I am not able.


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“If I see My sweetness in a mirror, I am tempted to taste it, but nevertheless I cannot.

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