তথাপি রাখিতে তাঁরে বহু যত্ন কৈলুঁ ।
ঈশ্বরের স্বতন্ত্র ইচ্ছা, রাখিতে নারিলুঁ ॥ ১৬ ॥
tathapi rakhite taṅre bahu yatna kailuṅ
isvarera svatantra iccha, rakhite nariluṅ
tathapi-still; rakhite-to keep; taṅre-Him; bahu-various; yatna-endeavors; kailuṅ-I made; isvarera-of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; svatantra-independent; iccha-desire; rakhite-to keep; nariluṅ-I was unable.
"Still, I endeavored very hard to keep Him here, but because He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and completely independent, I was not successful."