SB 11.30.43
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 43
- apaśyatas tvac-caraṇāmbujaṁ prabho
- dṛṣṭiḥ praṇaṣṭā tamasi praviṣṭā
- diśo na jāne na labhe ca śāntiṁ
- yathā niśāyām uḍupe praṇaṣṭe
SYNONYMS
apaśyataḥ—of me, who am not seeing; tvat—Your; caraṇa-ambujam—lotus feet; prabho—O master; dṛṣṭiḥ—the power of vision; praṇaṣṭā—is destroyed; tamasi—into darkness; praviṣṭā—having entered; diśaḥ—the directions; na jāne—I do not know; na labhe—I cannot obtain; ca—and; śāntim—peace; yathā—just as; niśāyām—in the night; uḍupe—when the moon; praṇaṣṭe—has become new.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Dāruka said: Just as on a moonless night people are merged into darkness and cannot find their way, now that I have lost sight of Your lotus feet, my Lord, I have lost my vision and am wandering blindly in darkness. I cannot tell my direction, nor can I find any peace.