19.48

are vidhi akaruna, dekhana krsnanana, netra-mana lobhaila mora

ksaneke karite pana, kadi’ nila anya sthana, papa kaili ’datta-apahara’

SYNONYMS

are—oh; vidhi—Providence; akaruna—most unkind; dekhana—showing; krsna-anana—the beautiful face of Krsna; netra-mana—mind and eyes; lobhaila—have made greedy; mora—My; ksaneke karite pana—drinking only for a moment; kadi’ nila—took it away; anya sthana—to another place; papa kaili—have performed a most sinful act; datta-apahara—taking back things given in charity "O Providence, you are so unkind! You reveal the beautiful face of Krsna and make the mind and eyes greedy, but after they have drunk that nectar for only a moment, you whisk Krsna away to another place.

This is a great sin because you thus take away what you have given as charity.