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Caitanya-caritāmṛta 19.45

aho vidhātas tava na kvacid dayā saṁyojya maitryā praṇayena dehinaḥ tāṁś cākṛtārthān viyunaṅkṣy apārthakaṁ viceṣṭitaṁ te ’rbhaka-ceṣṭitaṁ yathā
[aho vidhaatas tava na kvachid dayaa samyojya maitryaa pranayena dehinah taamsh chaakritaarthaan viyunankshy apaarthakam vicheshtitam te ’rbhaka-cheshtitam yathaa]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
aho vidhātas tava na kvacid dayā saṁyojya maitryā praṇayena dehinaḥ tāṁś cākṛtārthān viyunaṅkṣy apārthakaṁ viceṣṭitaṁ te ’rbhaka-ceṣṭitaṁ yathā
“ ‘O Providence, you have no mercy! You bring embodied souls together through friendship and affection, but before their desires are fulfilled, you separate them. Your activities are like the foolish pranks of children.’

This verse, quoted from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.39.19), was chanted by the damsels of Vraja when Kṛṣṇa left Vṛndāvana for Mathurā with Akrūra and Balarāma. The gopīs lamented that Providence had made it possible for them to meet Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma in affection and love and had then separated them.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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