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nana yatna kari ami, nari asvadite

sei sukha-madhurya-ghrane lobha badhe citte

SYNONYMS

nana—various; yatna—attempts; kari—do; ami—I; nari—I am not able; asvadite—to taste; sei—that; sukha—of the happiness; madhurya—the sweetness; ghrane—by smelling; lobha—desire; badhe—increases; citte—in the mind "In spite of various efforts, I have not been able to taste it.

But My desire to relish that pleasure increases as I smell its sweetness.