Text 162] Ripa Gosvami’s Meeting with the Lord 89
SYNONYMS
paramrsta—measured; angustha-trayam—a length of three fingers; asita-rat-
naih—with valuable indra-nila jewels; ubhayatah—from both ends; vahanti—
having; sankirnau—bedecked; manibhih—by gems; arunaih—rubies; _ tat-
parisarau—the two ends of the flute; tayoh madhye—between them; hira—with
diamonds; ujjvala—blazing; vimala—pure; jamb&nada-mayi—covered with gold
plate; kare—in the hand; kalyani—very auspicious; iyvam—this; viharati—glitters;
hareh—of Krsna; keli-murali—the pastime flute.
TRANSLATION
‘The flute of Krsna’s pastimes measures three fingers in length, and it is
bedecked with indra-nila gems. At the ends of the flute are aruna gems
{rubies], glittering beautifully, and in between the flute is plated with gold, set
ablaze by diamonds. This auspicious flute, pleasing to Krsna, is glittering in
His hand with transcendental brilliance’
PURPORT
This verse from Vidagdha-madhava (3.1) is spoken to Lalitadevi by Paurnamasi,
the grandmother of Radharani.
TEXT 162
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Ss Ae ecatfeam yaoi
CATATFATATACATVARAM LBL WLR A
sad-vamsatas tava janih purusottamasya
Panau sthitir muralike saralasi jatya
kasmat tvaya sakhi guror visama grhita
gopangana-gana-vimohana-mantra-diksa
SYNONYMS
sat-varhsatah —very respectable families; tava—your; janih—birth; purusot-
tamas ya—of Lord Sri Krsna; panau—in the hands; sthitih—residence; muralike—
O good flute; sarala—simple; asi—you are; jatya—by birth; kasmat—why;
tvaya—by you; sakhi—O my dear friend; guroh—from the spiritual master;
visama—dangerous; grhita—taken; gopa-angand-gana-vimohana—for bewilder-
ing the groups of the gopis; mantra-diks4—initiation in the mantra.
