Verse २१
मन्ये वरं हरि-हरादय एव दृष्टा
दृष्टेषु येषु हृदयं त्वयि तोषमेति।
किं वीक्षितेन भवता भुवि येन नान्यः
कश्चिन्मनो हरति नाथ! भवान्तरेऽपि॥२१॥
manye varaṁ hari-harādaya eva dṛṣṭā
dṛṣṭeṣu yeṣu hṛdayaṁ tvayi toṣam-eti
kiṁ vīkṣitena bhavatā bhuvi yena nānyaḥ
kaścin-mano harati nātha! bhavāntare-pi
Simple Meaning · सरल अर्थ
अच्छा हुआ कि मैंने पहले हरि-हरादि देवों को देखा। उन्हें देखकर मेरा हृदय आप में और भी सन्तुष्ट हुआ। किन्तु यदि मैं पहले आपको ही देख लेता — तो किसी और का कोई आकर्षण नहीं रहता, इस जन्म में या किसी और जन्म में।
Indeed, it is well that I first saw Hari, Hara, and the other lords — for, having seen them, the heart finds satisfaction in You. What if I had seen You first? Then no other could ever have caught my mind — not in this birth, nor in any other.
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