284 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 8
can be transferred. If our attachment is transferred to the Lord’s service,
we progress. Srila Rapa Gosvami prayed to the Lord that he would be as
naturally attracted to the Lord’s service as young men and young women
are naturally attracted to each other. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu exhibited
such attachment to the Lord when He jumped into the ocean or cried at
night in separation. However, if our attachment is diverted to material
things instead of to the Lord, we will fall down from the spiritual
platform.
TEXT 16

aft Ta Ty Ha Cora ATeftohgasel AMATI TSP TTA:
aigeda saary mead acho gaa areata
mea
api bata sa vai krpana ena-balako mrta-harini-suto *ho maménaryasya
Satha-kirata-mater akrta-sukrtasya krta-visrambha atma-pratyayena
tad aviganayan sujana iwagamisyati.

api—indeed; bata—alas; sah—that calf; vai—certainly; krpanah—
agerieved; ena-balakah—the deer child; mrta-harini-sutah—the calf of
the dead doe: aho—oh; mama—of me: andryasya—the most ill-
behaved: satha—of a cheater: kirdta—or of an uncivilized aborigine:
mateh—whose mind is that; akrta-sukrtasya—who has no pious ac-
tivities: hrta-visrambhah—putting all faith: a@tma-pratyayena—by
assuming me to be like himself; tat aviganayan—without thinking of all
these things: su-janah iva—like a perfect gentle person: agamisyati—
will he again return.

TRANSLATION

Bharata Maharaja would think: Alas, the deer is now helpless. I
am now very unfortunate, and my mind is like a cunning hunter,
for it is always filled with cheating propensities and cruelty. The
deer has put its faith in me, just as a good man who has a natural
interest in good behavior forgets the misbehavior of a cunning
friend and puts his faith in him. Although I have proved faithless,
will this deer return and place its faith in me?
