इदानीमहमेतस्यां यावत्परिणता दृशि । नाऽभ्यासेन विना तावद्भिन्धीदं देवि कौतुकम् ॥ २६ ॥
idānīmahamētasyāṁ yāvatpariṇatā dṛśi | nā’bhyāsēna vinā tāvadbhindhīdaṁ dēvi kautukam || 26 ||
Translation
Now, until I am ripened in this vision, which does not come without practice, till then, goddess, break this curiosity of mine.
Word by word
- idānīm
- now
- aham
- I
- ētasyāṁ
- in this
- yāvat
- until
- pariṇatā
- am ripened
- dṛśi
- vision
- na
- not
- abhyāsēna
- practice
- vinā
- without
- tāvad
- (tāvat) till then
- bhindhi
- break
- idaṁ
- this
- dēvi
- goddess
- kautukam
- curiosity
Meaning
Līlā sees that understanding is not yet establishment. To ripen in the vision needs practice; meanwhile she asks the goddess to satisfy her wish, to see the brahmin's world for herself, so that the wish no longer stands between her and the practice.