17.55
"dekhi ei upaye, krsna-asa chadi’ diye, asa chadile sukhi haya mana
chada’ krsna-katha adhanya, kaha anya-katha dhanya, yate haya krsna-vismarana"
SYNONYMS
dekhi—I see; ei upaye—this means; krsna-asa—hope for Krsna; chadi’ diye—I give up; asa—hope; chadile—if I give up; sukhi—happy; haya—becomes; mana—the mind; chada’-give up; krsna-katha—talks of Krsna; adhanya—most inglorious; kaha—speak; anya-katha—other topics; dhanya—glorious; yate—by which; haya—there is; krsna-vismarana—forgetfulness of Krsna.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, " ’If I give up hope of meeting Krsna, I shall then be happy.
Therefore, let us stop this most inglorious discussion of Krsna.
It would be better for us to talk of glorious topics and forget Him.’