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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 19]
“nā jānis prema-marma, vyartha karis pariśrama, tora ceṣṭā—bālaka-samāna ‘tora yadi lāg pāiye, tabe tore śikṣā diye, emana yena nā karis vidhāna
SYNONYMS
nā jānis—you do not know; prema-marma—the purport of loving affairs; vyartha karis—you baffle; pariśrama—all labor; tora ceṣṭā—your activities; bālaka-samāna—like the childish activities of a boy; tora yadi lāg pāiye—if I get the opportunity to meet you; tabe—then; tore—unto you; śikṣā diye—I shall give some lessons; emana—like this; yena—so that; nā karis vidhāna—will not make arrangements.
TRANSLATION
“Providence, you do not know the purport of loving affairs, and therefore you baffle all our endeavors. This is very childish of you. If we could catch you, we would give you such a lesson that you would never again make such arrangements.
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অরে বিধি, তুই বড়ই নিঠুর । অচ্যোহন্য দুর্লভ জন, প্রেমে করাঞ্জ সম্মিলন, ‘অকৃতার্থান্’ কেনে করিস্ দূর ? ৪৭ ॥ ৪৯ ॥
are vidhi, tui baḍa-i niṭhura anyo ‘nya durlabha jana, preme karāñā sammilana, ‘akṛtārthān’ kene karis dūra?
SYNONYMS
are—oh; vidhi—Providence; tui—you; baḍa-i—very; niṭhura—cruel; anyo ‘nya—for one another; durlabha jana—persons rarely obtained; preme—in love; karāñā sammilana—causing to meet together; akṛta-arthān—unsuccessful; kene—why; karis—you do; dūra—far apart.
TRANSLATION
“Oh, cruel Providence! You are very unkind, for you bring together in love people who are rarely in touch with each other. Then, after you have made them meet but before they are fulfilled, you again spread them far apart.