2.24
’krsna--krpa-paravara, kabhu karibena angikara’
sakhi, tora e vyartha vacana
jivera jivana cancala, yena padma-patrera jala, tata dina jive kon jana
SYNONYMS
krsna—Lord Krsna; krpa-paravara—an ocean of mercy; kabhu—sometimes; karibena—will make; angikara—acceptance; sakhi—My dear friend; tora—your; e—these; vyartha—untruthful; vacana—complimentary words; jivera—of the living entity; jivana—life; cancala—flickering; yena—like; padma-patrera—of the leaf of the lotus flower; jala—the water; tata—so many; dina—days; jive—lives; kon—what; jana—person "I say, ’My dear friends, you are asking Me to be patient, saying that Krsna is an ocean of mercy and that some time in the future He will accept Me.
However, I must say that this will not console Me.
A living entity’s life is very flickering.
It is like water on the leaf of a lotus flower.
Who will live long enough to expect Krsna’s mercy?