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The Lord Tastes Nectar
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flows;  aśru-dhāra —showers of tears;  veṇure —the flute;  māni' —accepting;  nija-jāti —as belonging to the same family;  āryera —of forefathers;  yena —as if;  putra-nāti —son or grandson;  vaiṣṇava —a Vaiṣṇava;  haile —when becomes;  ānanda-vikāra —transformation of transcendental bliss.
TRANSLATION
“The trees on the bank of the Yamunā and Ganges are always jubilant. They appear to be smiling with their flowers and shedding tears in the form of flowing honey. Just as the forefathers of a Vaiṣṇava son or grandson feel transcendental bliss, the trees feel blissful because the flute is a member of their family.”
TEXT 149
বেণুর তপ জানি যবে,                      সেই তপ করি তবে, 
  এ—অযোগ্য, আমরা—যোগ্যা নারী। 
  যা না পাঞ্জা দুঃখে মরি, অযোগ্য পিয়ে সহিতে নারি, 
  তাহা লাগি’ তপস্তা বিচারি ॥ ১৪৯ ॥
veṇura tapa jāni yabe,                      sei tapa kari tabe,  
 e—ayogya, āmarā—yogyā nāri  
 yā nā pāñā duḥkhe mari,                      ayogya piye sahite nāri,  
 tāhā lāgi’ tapasyā vicāri
SYNONYMS
veṇura —of the flute;  tapa —austerities;  jāni —knowing;  yabe —when;  sei —those;  tapa —austerities;  kari —we perform;  tabe —at that time;  e —this (flute);  ayogya —unfit;  āmarā —we;  yogyā nāri —fit women;  yā —which;  nā pāñā —not getting;  duḥkhe —in unhappiness;  mari —we die;  ayogya —the most unfit;  piye —drinks;  sahite nāri —we cannot tolerate;  tāhā lāgi’ —for that reason;  tapasyā —austerities;  vicāri —we are considering.
TRANSLATION
“The gopīs considered, ‘The flute is completely unfit for his position. We want to know what kind of austerities the flute executed, so that we may also perform the same austerities. Although the flute is unfit, he is drinking the nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s lips. Seeing this, we qualified gopīs are dying of unhappiness. Therefore, we must consider the austerities the flute underwent in his past life.’”