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The Lord Tastes Nectar
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SYNONYMS
yāra —of whom;  dhana —the property;  nā kahe —does not speak;  tāre —to them;  pāna kare —drinks;  balātkāre —by force;  pite —while drinking;  tāre —unto them;  ḍākiyā —calling loudly;  jānāya —informs;  tāra —its;  tapasyāra —of austerities;  phala —result;  dekha —see;  ihāra —its;  bhāgya-bala —strength of fortune;  ihāra —its;  ucchiṣṭa —remnants;  mahā-jane —great personalities;  khāya —drink.
TRANSLATION
“‘Although the nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s lips is the absolute property of the gopīs, the flute, which is just an insignificant stick, is forcibly drinking that nectar and loudly inviting the gopīs to come drink it also. Just imagine the strength of the flute’s austerities and good fortune. Even great devotees drink the nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s lips after the flute has done so.
TEXT 146
মানসগজা, কালিন্দী,                     ভুবন-পাবনী নদী, 
  কৃষ্ণ যদি তাতে করে স্নান । 
  বেণুর ঝুটাধর-রস,                     হঞ্জা লোভে পরবর্ণ, 
  সেই কালে হর্ষে করে পান ॥ ১৪৬ ॥
mānasa-gaṅgā, kālindī,                     bhuvana-pāvanī nadī,  
 kṛṣṇa yadi tāte kare snāna  
 veṇura jhuṭādhara-rasa,                     hañā lobhe paravaśa,  
 sei kāle harṣe kare pāna
SYNONYMS
mānasa-gaṅgā —the Ganges of the celestial world;  kālindī —the Yamunā;  bhuvana —the world;  pāvanī —purifying;  nadī —rivers;  kṛṣṇa —Lord Kṛṣṇa;  yadi —if;  tāte —in those;  kare snāna —takes a bath;  veṇura —of the flute;  jhuṭa-adhara-rasa —remnants of the juice of the lips;  hañā —being;  lobhe —by greed;  paravaśa —controlled;  sei kāle —at that time;  harṣe —in jubilation;  kare pāna —drink.
TRANSLATION
“‘When Kṛṣṇa takes His bath in universally purifying rivers like the Yamunā and the Ganges of the celestial world, the great personalities of those rivers greedily and jubilantly drink the remnants of the nectarean juice from His lips.