Gita Govinda 2.1.36

2.1.36

unmīlat-madhu-gandha-lubdha-madhupa-vyādhūta-cūta-aṅkura-
krīḍat-kokila-kākalī-kalakalaiḥ udgīrṇa-karṇa-jvarāḥ /
nīyante pathikaiḥ katham katham api dhyāna-avadhāna-kṣaṇa-
prāpta-prāṇa-samā-samāgama-rasa-ullāsaiḥ amī vāsarāḥ //

A fever in the ear is cast out by the soft notes of cuckoos sporting
on mango sprouts shaken by bees greedy for the opening scent of nectar;
how, oh how, are these days endured by travelers,
except through the surging aesthetic flavor of reunion with their life's equal, attained for a moment in deep meditation?