Verse 2.16.6

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.16.6:

লুকাইলে কি হয, অন্তরে ভাগ্য নাই অল্প ভাগ্যে সেই নৃত্য দেখিতে না পাই ॥ ৬ ॥

लुकाइले कि हय, अन्तरे भाग्य नाइ अल्प भाग्ये सेइ नृत्य देखिते ना पाइ ॥ ६ ॥

lukāile ki haya, antare bhāgya nāi alpa bhāgye sei nṛtya dekhite nā pāi || 6 ||

lukaile ki haya, antare bhagya nai alpa bhagye sei nrtya dekhite na pai (6)

English translation:

(6) What is the use of hiding? She did not have sufficient good fortune, and without sufficient fortune no one can see the Lord’s dancing.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

Not everyone is fortunate enough to see the ecstatic dancing of Śrī Gaurasundara. Even if less intelligent persons see such dancing, they are unable to understand its purport. Although one may be fortunate enough to directly see the Lord’s dancing, if he maintains aversion to the Lord within his heart, his mind will wander elsewhere. When there is inconsistency between the mind and speech, it is called “cheating.” Actually, cheating and following are not the same. It is seen in this world that impersonalists try to accumulate name and fame by making a show of accepting the remnants of the poor, but even though they try to cover their opulences and pride of knowledge, they do not actually attain the coveted platform of “humility.” The platform of equality they display to enhance their self-prestige while indulging in the philosophy of impersonalism can never be accepted as “humility devoid of

possessiveness.”