Text 46]
The Lord's Bodily Transformations
101
se amṛtera eka-kaṇa, karṇa-cakora-jīvana, karṇa-cakora jīye sei āśe bhāgya-vaśe kabhu pāya, abhāgye kabhu nā pāya, nā pāile maraye piyāse
SYNONYMS
se amṛtera—of that nectar; eka-kaṇa—one particle; karṇa-cakora—of the ear, which is like a cakora bird; jīvana—the life; karṇa—the ear; cakora—the cakora bird; jīye—lives; sei āśe—with that hope; bhāgya-vaśe—by good fortune; kabhu—sometimes; pāya—gets; abhāgye—by misfortune; kabhu—sometimes; nā pāya—does not get; nā pāile—if does not get; maraye—dies; piyāse—from thirst.
TRANSLATION
“One particle of that transcendental, blissful nectar is the life and soul of the ear, which is like a cakora bird that lives in hope of tasting that nectar. Sometimes, by good fortune, the bird can taste it, but at other times he unfortunately cannot and therefore almost dies of thirst.
TEXT 46
যেবা বেণু-কলম্বনি, একবার তাহা শুনি’, জগন্নারী-চিত্ত আউলায় । নীবি-বন্ধ পড়ে খসি’, বিনা-মূলে হয় দাসী, বাউলী হঞা কৃষ্ণ-পাশে ধায় ॥ ৪৬ ॥
yebā veṇu-kala-dhvani, eka-bāra tāhā śuni’, jagan-nārī-citta āulāya nīvi-bandha paḍe khasi’, vinā-mūle haya dāsī, bāulī hañā kṛṣṇa-pāśe dhāya
SYNONYMS
yebā—whoever; veṇu—of the flute; kala-dhvani—the sweet vibration; eka-bāra—once; tāhā—that; śuni’—hearing; jagat—of the universe; nārī—of the women; citta—hearts; āulāya—become disturbed; nīvi-bandha—the fastened belts; paḍe—fall; khasi’—becoming loosened; vinā-mūle—without a price; haya—they become; dāsī—maidservants; bāulī—mad; hañā—becoming; kṛṣṇa-pāśe—after Kṛṣṇa; dhāya—run.
TRANSLATION
“The transcendental vibration of Kṛṣṇa’s flute disturbs the hearts of women all over the world, even if they hear it only once. Thus their fastened belts