"dekhi ei upāye, kṛṣṇa-āśā chāḍi' diye,
āśā chāḍile sukhī haya mana
chāḍa' kṛṣṇa-kathā adhanya, kaha anya-kathā dhanya,
yāte haya kṛṣṇa-vismaraṇa"
dekhi - I see;ei upāye - this means;kṛṣṇa-āśā - hope for Kṛṣṇa;chāḍi' diye - I give up;āśā - hope;chāḍile - if I give up;sukhī - happy;haya - becomes;mana - the mind;chāḍa' - give up;kṛṣṇa-kathā - talks of Kṛṣṇa;adhanya - most inglorious;kaha - speak;anya-kathā - other topics;dhanya - glorious;yāte - by which;haya - there is;kṛṣṇa-vismaraṇa - forgetfulness of Kṛṣṇa.
