समानशीलाऽपि तदीयवल्लभा तथैव नो चित्तजयं समेयुषी । कदाचिदूचे बत वृत्तिलब्धये रमापति: किं न सखा निषेव्यते ॥२॥

समान-शीला-अपि(being) of same nature evenतदीय-वल्लभाhis wifeतथा-एव नोin the same manner did notचित्त-जयं समेयुषीmind control achieveकदाचित्-ऊचे बतonce said O!वृत्ति-लब्धयेa livelihood to getरमापति:the Consort of Laxmiकिं न सखाwhy do not your friendनिषेव्यतेapproach

His wife who equalled him in nature , had not achieved the same level of desirelessness as him. Once she asked him why should he not approach his friend Krishna, the Consort of Laxmi, for getting some means of livelihood.