keśa nā dekhiyā bhakta yadyapi pāya duḥkha
saundarya dekhite tabu pāya mahā-sukha

 keśa - hair; nā dekhiyā - not seeing; bhakta - the devotees; yadyapi - although; pāya - get; duḥkha - unhappiness; saundarya - the beautiful posture; dekhite - to see; tabu - still; pāya - get; mahā-sukha - great happiness.


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Although the devotees were unhappy at not seeing the Lord’s hair, they nonetheless derived great happiness from seeing His beauty.

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