CC Antya 19.48
Bengali
অরে বিধি অকরুণ, দেখাঞা কৃষ্ণানন, নেত্র-মন লোভাইলা মোর ।
ক্ষণেকে করিতে পান, কাড়ি’ নিলা অন্য স্থান, পাপ কৈলি ‘দত্ত-অপহার’ ॥ ৪৮ ॥
ক্ষণেকে করিতে পান, কাড়ি’ নিলা অন্য স্থান, পাপ কৈলি ‘দত্ত-অপহার’ ॥ ৪৮ ॥
Verse text
are vidhi akaruṇa, dekhāñā kṛṣṇānana,
netra-mana lobhāilā mora
kṣaṇeke karite pāna, kāḍi’ nilā anya sthāna,
pāpa kaili ‘datta-apahāra’
netra-mana lobhāilā mora
kṣaṇeke karite pāna, kāḍi’ nilā anya sthāna,
pāpa kaili ‘datta-apahāra’
Synonyms
are — oh; vidhi — Providence; akaruṇa — most unkind; dekhāñā — showing; kṛṣṇa-ānana — the beautiful face of Kṛṣṇa; netra-mana — mind and eyes; lobhāilā — have made greedy; mora — My; kṣaṇeke karite pāna — drinking only for a moment; kāḍi’ nilā — took it away; anya sthāna — to another place; pāpa kaili — have performed a most sinful act; datta-apahāra — taking back things given in charity.
Translation
“O Providence, you are so unkind! You reveal the beautiful face of Kṛṣṇa and make the mind and eyes greedy, but after they have drunk that nectar for only a moment, you whisk Kṛṣṇa away to another place. This is a great sin because you thus take away what you have given as charity.