CC Antya 15.65
Antya-līlā, Chapter 15, Text 65
কহ, সখি, কি করি উপায় ? কৃষ্ণাদ্ভুত বলাহক, মোর নেত্র-চাতক, না দেখি’ পিয়াসে মরি’ যায় ।। ৬৫ ।। ধ্রু ।। ॥ ৬৫ ॥
kaha, sakhi, ki kari upāya?
kṛṣṇādbhuta balāhaka, mora netra-cātaka,
nā dekhi’ piyāse mari’ yāya
kṛṣṇādbhuta balāhaka, mora netra-cātaka,
nā dekhi’ piyāse mari’ yāya
Word by word
kaha — please tell; sakhi — My dear friend; ki kari upāya — what shall I do; kṛṣṇa — Kṛṣṇa; adbhuta — wonderful; balāhaka — cloud; mora — My; netra — eyes; cātaka — like cātaka birds; nā dekhi’ — without seeing; piyāse — from thirst; mari’ yāya — are dying.
Translation
“My dear friend, please tell Me what I should do. Kṛṣṇa is as attractive as a wonderful cloud, and My eyes are just like cātaka birds, which are dying of thirst because they do not see such a cloud.”