Chapter 5
दिष्टया संसारचक्रेऽस्मिन् वर्तमान: पुनर्भव: । उपलब्धो भवानद्य दुर्लभं प्रियदर्शनम् ॥ २४ ॥
Transliteration
diṣṭyā saṁsāra-cakre ’smin vartamānaḥ punar-bhavaḥ upalabdho bhavān adya durlabhaṁ priya-darśanam
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
diṣṭyā — it is also by great fortune; saṁsāra-cakre asmin — in this world of birth and death; vartamānaḥ — although I was existing; punaḥ-bhavaḥ — my meeting with you is just like another birth; upalabdhaḥ — being obtained by me; bhavān — you; adya — today; durlabham — although it was never to happen; priya-darśanam — to see you again, my very dear friend and brother.
Translation
“It is also by good fortune that I am seeing you. Having obtained this opportunity, I feel as if I have taken birth again. Even though one is present in this world, to meet with intimate friends and dear relatives in this material world is extremely difficult.”