"dekhi ei upāye, kṛṣṇa-āśā chāḍi' diye,
āśā chāḍile sukhī haya mana
chāḍa' kṛṣṇa-kathā adhanya, kaha anya-kathā dhanya,
yāte haya kṛṣṇa-vismaraṇa"
āśā chāḍile sukhī haya mana
chāḍa' kṛṣṇa-kathā adhanya, kaha anya-kathā dhanya,
yāte haya kṛṣṇa-vismaraṇa"
Synonyms
dekhi-I see; ei upāye-this means; kṛṣṇa-āśā-hope for Kṛṣṇa; chāḍi' diye-I give up; āśā-hope; chāḍile-if I give up; sukhī-happy; haya-becomes; mana-the mind; chāḍa'-give up; kṛṣṇa-kathā-talks of Kṛṣṇa; adhanya-most inglorious; kaha-speak; anya-kathā-other topics; dhanya-glorious; yāte-by which; haya-there is; kṛṣṇa-vismaraṇa-forgetfulness of Kṛṣṇa.
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, " 'If I give up hope of meeting Kṛṣṇa, I shall then be happy. Therefore, let us stop this most inglorious discussion of Kṛṣṇa. It would be better for us to talk of glorious topics and forget Him.'