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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.11.10

కథం వయం నాథ చిరోషితే త్వయి ప్రసన్నద‍ృష్టయ‍ాఖిలతాపశోషణమ । జీవేమ తే సున్దరహాసశోభితమపశ్యమానా వదనం మనోహరమ । ఇతి చోదీరితా వాచ: ప్రజానాం భక్తవత్సల । శ‍ృణ్వానోఽనుగ్రహం ద‍ృష్టయ‍ా వితన్వన్ ప్రావిశత్ పురమ్ ॥ ౧౦ ॥
kathaṁ vayaṁ nātha ciroṣite tvayi
[katham vayam naatha chiroshite tvayi]
prasanna-dṛṣṭyākhila-tāpa-śoṣaṇam
[prasanna-drishtyaakhila-taapa-shoshanam]
jīvema te sundara-hāsa-śobhitam
[jeevema te sundara-haasa-shobhitam]
apaśyamānā vadanaṁ manoharam
[apashyamaanaa vadanam manoharam]
iti codīritā vācaḥ
[iti chodeeritaa vaachah]
prajānāṁ bhakta-vatsalaḥ
[prajaanaam bhakta-vatsalah]
śṛṇvāno ’nugrahaṁ dṛṣṭyā
[shrinvaano ’nugraham drishtyaa]
vitanvan prāviśat puram
[vitanvan praavishat puram]
katham — how vayam — we nātha — O Lord ciroṣite — being abroad almost always tvayi — by You prasanna — satisfaction dṛṣṭyā — by the glance akhila — universal tāpa — miseries śoṣaṇam — vanquishing jīvema — shall be able to live te — Your sundara — beautiful hāsa — smiling śobhitam — decorated apaśyamānāḥ — without seeing vadanam — face manoharam — attractive iti — thus ca — and udīritāḥ — speaking vācaḥ — words prajānām — of the citizens bhakta-vatsalaḥ — kind to the devotees śṛṇvānaḥ — thus learning anugraham — kindness dṛṣṭyā — by glances vitanvan — distributing prāviśat — entered puram — Dvārakāpurī.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kathaṁ vayaṁ nātha ciroṣite tvayi
katham
how
vayam
we
nātha
O Lord
ciroṣite
being abroad almost always
tvayi
by You
prasanna-dṛṣṭyākhila-tāpa-śoṣaṇam
prasanna
satisfaction
dṛṣṭyā
by the glance
akhila
universal
tāpa
miseries
śoṣaṇam
vanquishing
jīvema te sundara-hāsa-śobhitam
jīvema
shall be able to live
te
Your
sundara
beautiful
hāsa
smiling
śobhitam
decorated
apaśyamānā vadanaṁ manoharam
apaśyamānāḥ
without seeing
vadanam
face
manoharam
attractive
iti codīritā vācaḥ
iti
thus
ca
and
udīritāḥ
speaking
prajānāṁ bhakta-vatsalaḥ
vācaḥ
words
śṛṇvāno ’nugrahaṁ dṛṣṭyā
vitanvan prāviśat puram
prajānām
of the citizens
bhakta-vatsalaḥ
kind to the devotees
śṛṇvānaḥ
thus learning
anugraham
kindness
dṛṣṭyā
by glances
vitanvan
distributing
prāviśat
entered
puram
Dvārakāpurī.
O master, if You live abroad all the time, then we cannot look at Your attractive face, whose smiles vanquish all our sufferings. How can we exist without Your presence? Upon hearing their speeches, the Lord, who is very kind to the citizens and the devotees, entered the city of Dvārakā and acknowledged all their greetings by casting His transcendental glance over them.

Lord Kṛṣṇa’s attraction is so powerful that once being attracted by Him one cannot tolerate separation from Him. Why is this so? Because we are all eternally related with Him as the sun rays are eternally related with the sun disc. The sun rays are molecular parts of the solar radiation. Thus the sun rays and the sun cannot be separated. The separation by the cloud is temporary and artificial, and as soon as the cloud is cleared, the sun rays again display their natural effulgence in the presence of the sun. Similarly, the living entities, who are molecular parts of the whole spirit, are separated from the Lord by the artificial covering of māyā, illusory energy. This illusory energy, or the curtain of māyā, has to be removed, and when it is so done, the living entity can see the Lord face to face, and all his miseries are at once removed. Every one of us wants to remove the miseries of life, but we do not know how to do it. The solution is given here, and it rests on us to assimilate it or not.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O Lord! When you leave, how can we maintain our lives, not seeing your attractive face decorated with a pleasing smile, which dries up all miseries with its joyful glances?
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