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

 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.


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“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.

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