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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 15]
SYNONYMS
eka —one;  aśva —horse;  eka-kṣaṇe —at one time;  pāṅca —five men;  pāṅca dike —in five directions;  ṭāne —pull;  eka —one;  mana —mind;  kon dike —in what direction;  yāya —will go;  eka-kāle —at one time;  sabe —all;  ṭāne —pull;  gela —will go;  ghoḍāra —of the horse;  parāṇe —life;  ei —this;  duḥkha —unhappiness;  sahana —tolerating;  nā yāya —is not possible.
TRANSLATION
“My mind is just like a single horse being ridden by the five senses of perception, headed by sight. Each sense wants to ride that horse, and thus they pull My mind in five directions simultaneously. In what direction will it go? If they all pull at one time, certainly the horse will lose its life. How can I tolerate this atrocity?
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ইন্দ্রিয়ে না করি রোষ, ইঁহা-সবার কাহাঁ দোষ, 
    কৃষ্ণরূপাদির গহা আকর্ষণ । 
    রূপাদি পাঁচ পাঁচে টানে, গেল ঘোড়ার পরাণে, 
    মোর দেহে না রহে জীবন ॥ ১৮ ॥
indriye nā kari roṣa, iṅhā-sabāra kāhāṅ doṣa, 
    kṛṣṇa-rūpādira mahā ākarṣaṇa 
    rūpādi pāṅca pāṅce ṭāne, gela ghoḍāra parāṇe, 
    mora dehe nā rahe jīvana
SYNONYMS
indriye —at the senses;  nā —not;  kari roṣa —I can be angry;  iṅhā-sabāra —of all of them;  kāhāṅ —where;  doṣa —fault;  kṛṣṇa-rūpa-ādira —of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s beauty, sounds, touch, fragrance and taste;  mahā —very great;  ākarṣaṇa —attraction;  rūpa-ādi —the beauty and so on;  pāṅca —five;  pāṅce —the five senses;  ṭāne —drag;  gela —is going away;  ghoḍāra —of the horse;  parāṇe —life;  mora —My;  dehe —in the body;  nā —not;  rahe —remains;  jīvana —life.
TRANSLATION
“My dear friend, if you say, ‘Just try to control Your senses,’ what shall I say? I cannot become angry at My senses. Is it their fault? Kṛṣṇa’s beauty, sounds, touch, fragrance and taste are by nature extremely attractive. These five features are attracting My senses, and each wants to drag My mind in a different direction. Thus the life of My mind is in great danger, just like a horse ridden in five directions at once. Thus I am also in danger of dying.