"śuna, bāndhava, kṛṣṇera mādhurī
yāra lobhe mora mana, chāḍi' loka-veda-dharma,
yogī hañā ha-ila bhikhārī
yāra lobhe mora mana, chāḍi' loka-veda-dharma,
yogī hañā ha-ila bhikhārī
Synonyms
śuna-please hear; bāndhava-My friends; kṛṣṇera mādhurī-the sweetness of Lord Kṛṣṇa; yāra-for which; lobhe-by the greed; mora mana-My mind; chāḍi'-giving up; loka-veda-dharma-social and Vedic religious principles; yogī hañā-having become a yogī; ha-ila bhikhārī-has become a beggar.
Translation
"My dear friends," He said, "please hear of Kṛṣṇa's sweetness. Because of a great desire for that sweetness, My mind has given up all social and Vedic religious principles and taken to the profession of begging, exactly like a mystic yogī.