# Cc. Madhya 2.51 ## Text > ei premā-āsvādana, tapta-ikṣu-carvaṇa, > mukha jvale, nā yāya tyajana > sei premā yāṅra mane, tāra vikrama sei jāne, > viṣāmṛte ekatra milana ## Synonyms *ei*—this; *premā*—love of Kṛṣṇa; *āsvādana*—tasting; *tapta*—hot; *ikṣu*-*carvaṇa*—chewing sugarcane; *mukha* *jvale*—the mouth burns; *nā* *yāya* *tyajana*—still not possible to give up; *sei*—that; *premā*—love of Godhead; *yāṅra* *mane*—in someone's mind; *tāra*—of that; *vikrama*—the power; *sei* *jāne*—he knows; *viṣa*-*amṛte*—poison and nectar; *ekatra*—in oneness; *milana*—meeting. ## Translation **If one tastes such love of Godhead, he can compare it to hot sugarcane. When one chews hot sugarcane, his mouth burns, yet he cannot give it up. Similarly, if one has but a little love of Godhead, he can perceive its powerful effects. It can only be compared to poison and nectar mixed together.**