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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 17]
become loose, and these women become the unpaid maidservants of Kṛṣṇa. Indeed, they run toward Kṛṣṇa exactly like madwomen.
TEXT 47
যেবা লক্ষ্মী-ঠাকুরাণী, তেঁহো যে কাকলী শুনি’, 
    কৃষ্ণ-পাশ আইসে প্রত্যাশায় । 
    না পায় কৃষ্ণের সঙ্গ, বাড়ে তৃষ্ণা-তরঙ্গ, 
    তপ করে, তবু নাহি পায় ॥ ৪৭ ॥
yebā lakṣmī-ṭhākurāṇī, teṅho ye kākalī śuni’, 
    kṛṣṇa-pāśa āise pratyāśāya 
    nā pāya kṛṣṇera saṅga, bāḍe tṛṣṇā-taraṅga, 
    tapa kare, tabu nāhi pāya
SYNONYMS
yebā—even; lakṣmī-ṭhākurāṇī—the goddess of fortune; teṅho—she; ye—which; kākalī—vibration of the flute; śuni’—hearing; kṛṣṇa-pāśa—to Lord Kṛṣṇa; āise—comes; pratyāśāya—with great hope; nā pāya—does not get; kṛṣṇera saṅga—association with Kṛṣṇa; bāḍe—increase; tṛṣṇā—of thirst; taraṅga—the waves; tapa kare—undergoes austerity; tabu—still; nāhi pāya—does not get.
TRANSLATION
“When she hears the vibration of Kṛṣṇa’s flute, even the goddess of fortune comes to Him, greatly hoping for His association, but nevertheless she does not get it. When the waves of thirst for His association increase, she performs austerities, but still she cannot meet Him.
TEXT 48
এই শব্দামৃত চারি, যার হয় ভাগ্য ভারি, 
    সেই কর্ণে ইহা করে পান । 
    ইহা যেই নাহি শুনে, সে কাণ জন্মিল কেনে, 
    কাণাকড়ি-সম সেই কাণ ॥” ৪৮ ॥
ei śabdāmṛta cāri, yāra haya bhāgya bhāri, 
    sei karṇe ihā kare pāna 
    ihā yei nāhi śune, se kāṇa janmila kene, 
    kāṇākaḍi-sama sei kāṇa”