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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 4.144
darpaṇādye dekhi' yadi āpana mādhurī
āsvādite haya lobha, āsvādite nāri
SYNONYMS
darpaṇa-ādye — beginning in a mirror; dekhi' — seeing; yadi — if; āpana — own; mādhurī — sweetness; āsvādite — to taste; haya — there is; lobha — desire; āsvādite — to taste; nāri — I am not able.
TRANSLATION
"If I see My sweetness in a mirror, I am tempted to taste it, but nevertheless I cannot.
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