Kabe Kṛṣṇa Dhan Pābo
Narottama Dāsa Ṭhākura
When will I attain the dark treasure known as Lord Kṛṣṇa? When, agitated with ecstatic love, will I give my heart to Lord Kṛṣṇa? When will I consider Lord Kṛṣṇa more dear to me than my own life's breath? When will I be able to see Lord Kṛṣṇa's moonlike face?
When will I regain my master's association? When will I happily return with singing and dancing to the shore of the Yamuna? O friend, when will this auspicious day be mine?
When, in the company of Lalita and Visakha, will I meet Lord Kṛṣṇa? When will I be able to offer various gifts to please Him? When will destiny be compassionate to me? When will my destiny become like a virtuous person who is an ocean of good qualities? When will this good fortune be mine?
Cruel fate has made me poverty-stricken and I do not have even a penny to purchase the goods sold in the marketplace of pure love for Kṛṣṇa. Nevertheless, Narottama dāsa says: 'My life's hope is to renounce everything and attain the prince of Vraja.'