CC ADI 4.144
darpaṇādye dekhi' yadi āpana mādhurī
āsvādite haya lobha, āsvādite nāri
SYNONYMS

darpaṇa-ādye—beginning in a mirror; dekhi'-seeing; yadi—if; āpana—own; mādhurī—sweetness; āsvādite—to taste; haya—there is; lobha—desire; āsvādite—to taste; nāri—I am not able.

TRANSLATION

"If I see My sweetness in a mirror, I am tempted to taste it, but nevertheless I cannot.