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CC Adi 4.144



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".