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CC Adi 4.144 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 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.