90 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 1

TRANSLATION

““‘My dear friend the flute, it appears that you have been born of a very
good family, for your residence is in the hands of Sri Krsna. By birth you are
simple and are not at all crooked. Why then have you taken initiation into this
dangerous mantra that enchants the assembled gopis?’

PURPORT
This verse (Vidagdha-madhava 5.17) is spoken by Srimati Radharant.

TEXT 163

aa qafa fentafigaatcaa yf
ayaferfsai we afar aaah |
SAY SHA VA TATA AHS
Sfawarfaass cq ACACIA | v9 I

sakhi murali visala-cchidra-jalena pdrna
laghur atikathina tvarn granthild nirasasi

tad api bhajasi svasvac cumbandnanda-sandram
hari-kara-parirambham kena punyodayena

SYNONYMS

sakhi murali—O dear friend the flute; visala-chidra-jalena—with so many big
holes in your body (in other words, full of chidra, which also means “faults”); pur-
na—full; laghuh—very light; atikathina—very hard in constitution; tvam—you;
granthila—tull of knots; nirasa —without juice; asi—are; tat api—therefore; bha-
jasi—you obtain through service; svasvat—continuously; cumbana-ananda—the
transcendental bliss of kissing by the Lord; sdéndram—intense; hari-kara-
parirambham—embracing by the hands of Sri Krsna; kena—by what; punya-
udayena —means of pious activities.

TRANSLATION

“(My dear friend the flute, you are actually full of many holes or faults. You
are light, hard, juiceless and full of knots. But what kind of pious activities
have engaged you in the service of being kissed by the Lord and embraced by
His hands?’

PURPORT

This verse (Vidagdha-madhava 4.7) is spoken by Candravali-sakhi, the gopi
competitor of Srimati Radharani.
