CC Madhya 22.44
Bengali
মৈবং মমাধমস্যাপি স্যাদেবাচ্যুতদর্শনম্ ।
হ্রিয়মাণঃ কালনদ্যা ক্বচিত্তরতি কশ্চন ॥ ৪৪ ॥
হ্রিয়মাণঃ কালনদ্যা ক্বচিত্তরতি কশ্চন ॥ ৪৪ ॥
Verse text
maivaṁ mamādhamasyāpi
syād evācyuta-darśanam
hriyamāṇaḥ kāla-nadyā
kvacit tarati kaścana
syād evācyuta-darśanam
hriyamāṇaḥ kāla-nadyā
kvacit tarati kaścana
Synonyms
mā — not; evam — thus; mama — of me; adhamasya — who is the most fallen; api — although; syāt — there may be; eva — certainly; acyuta-darśanam — seeing of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; hriyamāṇaḥ — being carried; kāla-nadyā — by the stream of time; kvacit — sometimes; tarati — crosses over; kaścana — someone.
Translation
“ ‘Because I am so fallen, I shall never get a chance to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead.” This was my false apprehension. Rather, by chance a person as fallen as I am may get to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although one is being carried away by the waves of the river of time, one may eventually reach the shore.’
Purport
This verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.38.5) was spoken by Akrūra.