"mana mora vāma-dčna, jala vinā yena mčna,
kṛṣṇa vinā kṣaṇe mari' yāya
madhura-hāsya-vadane, mana-netra-rasāyane,
kṛṣṇa-tṛṣṇā dviguṇa bāḍāya

 mana mora - My mind; vāma-dÄŤna - unagreeably poor; jala - water; vinā - without; yena - as if; mÄŤna - a fish; kṛṣṇa - Lord Kṛṣṇa; vinā - without; kᚣaṇe - in a moment; mari' yāya - dies; madhura - sweet; hāsya - smiling; vadane - face; mana - the mind; netra - the eyes; rasa-āyane - very pleasing to; kṛṣṇa-tṛṣṇā - the thirst for Kṛṣṇa; dvi-guṇa - twice as much; bāḍāya - increases.


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“If I do not think of Kṛṣṇa, My impoverished mind will die within a moment like a fish out of water. But when I see Kṛṣṇa’s sweetly smiling face, My mind and eyes are so pleased that My desire for Him redoubles.

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