śire vajra paḍe yadi, putra mari' yāya
tāhā sahi, tomāra viccheda sahana nā yāya

 śire - on the head; vajra - a thunderbolt; paḍe - falls; yadi - if; putra - son; mari' - dying; yāya - goes; tāhā - that; sahi - I can tolerate; tomāra - Your; viccheda - separation; sahana - enduring; nā yāya - cannot be done.


Text

“If a thunderbolt falls on my head or if my son dies, I can tolerate it. But I cannot endure the unhappiness of separation from You.

Purport