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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 16]
TRANSLATION
“‘My dear gopīs, fully consider how many pious activities this flute performed in his past life. We do not know what places of pilgrimage he visited, what austerities he performed or what perfect mantra he chanted.
TEXT 144
হেন কৃষ্ণাধর-সুধা,                      যে কৈল অমৃত মুধা, যার আশায় গোপী ধরে প্রাণ । এই বেণু অযোগ্য অতি,                      স্বাবর ‘পুরুষজাতি’, সেই সুধা সদা করে পান ॥ ১৪৪ ॥
hena kṛṣṇādhara-sudhā,                      ye kaila amṛta mudhā, yāra āśāya gopī dhare prāṇa ei veṇu ayogya ati,                      sthāvara ‘puruṣa-jāti’, sei sudhā sadā kare pāna
SYNONYMS
hena—such; kṛṣṇa-adhara—of Kṛṣṇa’s lips; sudhā—nectar; ye—which; kaila—made; amṛta—nectar; mudhā—surpassed; yāra āśāya—by hoping for which; gopī—the gopīs; dhare prāṇa—continue to live; ei veṇu—this flute; ayogya—unfit; ati—completely; sthāvara—dead; puruṣa-jāti—belonging to the male class; sei sudhā—that nectar; sadā—always; kare pāna—drinks.
TRANSLATION
“‘This flute is utterly unfit because it is merely a dead bamboo stick. Moreover, it belongs to the male sex. Yet this flute is always drinking the nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s lips, which surpasses nectarean sweetness of every description. Only in hope of that nectar do the gopīs continue to live.
TEXT 145
যার ধন, না কহে তারে,                      পান করে বলাৎকারে, পিতে তারে ডাকিয়া জানায় । তার তপস্ফার ফল,                      দেখ ইহার ভাগ্য-বল, ইহার উচ্ছিষ্ট মহাজনে খায় ॥ ১৪৫ ॥
yāra dhana, nā kahe tāre,                      pāna kare balātkāre, pite tāre ḍākiyā jānāya tāra tapasyāra phala,                      dekha ihāra bhāgya-bala, ihāra ucchiṣṭa mahā-jane khāya