śrī-gopya ūcuḥ
aho vidhÄtas tava na kvacid dayÄ
saá¹yojya maitryÄ praṇayena dehinaḥ
tÄmÅ› cÄká¹›tÄrthÄn viyunaá¹…ká¹£y apÄrthakaá¹
vikrÄ«á¸itaá¹ te 'rbhaka-ceṣṭitaá¹ yathÄ

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 Å›rÄ«-gopyaḥ Å«cuḥ - the gopÄ«s said; aho - O; vidhÄtaḥ - Providence; tava - your; na - there is not; kvacit - anywhere; dayÄ - mercy; saá¹yojya - bringing together; maitryÄ - with friendship; praṇayena - and with love; dehinaḥ - embodied living beings; tÄn - them; ca - and; aká¹›ta - unfulfilled; arthÄn - their aims; viyunaá¹…ká¹£i - you separate; apÄrthakam - uselessly; vikrÄ«á¸itam - play; te - your; arbhaka - of a child; ceṣṭitam - the activity; yathÄ - as.


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The gopīs said: O Providence, you have no mercy! You bring embodied creatures together in friendship and love and then senselessly separate them before they fulfill their desires. This whimsical play of yours is like a child’s game.

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