CC Madhya 3.152
Madhya-līlā, Chapter 3, Text 152
কেশ না দেখিয়া ভক্ত যদ্যপি পায় দুঃখ ।
সৌন্দর্য দেখিতে তবু পায় মহাসুখ ॥ ১৫২ ॥
সৌন্দর্য দেখিতে তবু পায় মহাসুখ ॥ ১৫২ ॥
keśa nā dekhiyā bhakta yadyapi pāya duḥkha
saundarya dekhite tabu pāya mahā-sukha
saundarya dekhite tabu pāya mahā-sukha
Word by word
keśa — hair; nā dekhiyā — not seeing; bhakta — the devotees; yadyapi — although; pāya — get; duḥkha — unhappiness; saundarya — the beautiful posture; dekhite — to see; tabu — still; pāya — get; mahā-sukha — great happiness.
Translation
Although the devotees were unhappy at not seeing the Lord’s hair, they nonetheless derived great happiness from seeing His beauty.