Verse 54 of 55
SB 7.2.54
कामं नयतु मां देवः किमर्धेनात्मनो हि मे दीनेन जीवता दुःखमनेन विधुरायुषा
kāmaṁ nayatu māṁ devaḥ kim ardhenātmano hi me dīnena jīvatā duḥkham anena vidhurāyuṣā
Synonyms
kāmam—as He likes; nayatu—let Him take away; mām—me; devaḥ—the Supreme Lord; kim—what use; ardhena—with half; ātmanaḥ—of the body; hi—indeed; me—my; dīnena—poor; jīvatā—living; duḥkham—in suffering; anena—this; vidhura-āyuṣā—having a lifetime full of affliction..
Translation
If unkind Providence takes away my wife, who is half my body, why should He not take me also? What is the use of my living with half of my body, bereaved by loss of my wife? What shall I gain in this way?
Verse 54 of 55