vṛddha-kāle rūpa-gosāñi nā pāre yāite
vāñchā haila gopālera saundarya dekhite

 vṛddha-kāle - in ripe old age; rūpa-gosāñi - Rūpa Gosvāmī; nā pāre - is not able; yāite - to go; vāñchā haila - there was a desire; gopālera - of Gopāla; saundarya dekhite - to see the beauty.


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In ripe old age, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī could not go there, but he had a desire to see the beauty of Gopāla.

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