72 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 16

TRANSLATION

““‘My dear gopis, fully consider how many pious activities this flute per-
formed in his past life. We do not know what places of pilgrimage he visited,
what austerities he performed or what perfect mantra he chanted.

TEXT 144

CR BareA--qWeh, CA CSM GIS Jui,
ata waite cath aca ets |

eB aq Bas Als, alae ‘paarife’,
GAS ul AB Bea Mt 988 1H

hena krsnadhara-sudha, ye kaila amrta mudhd,
ydra asaya gopi dhare prana
ei venu ayogya ati, sthavara ‘purusa-jati’,

sei sudhd sada kare pana

SYNONYMS
hena—such; krsna-adhara—of Krsna’s lips; sudha—nectar; ye—which; kaila—
made; amrta—nectar; mudha—surpassed; ydara asaya—by hoping for which;
gopi—the gopis; dhare prana—continue to live; ei venu—this flute; ayogya—un-
fit; ati—completely; sthavara—dead; purusa-jati—belonging to the male class;
sei sudha—that nectar; sada—always; kare pana—drinks.
TRANSLATION

“ ‘This flute is utterly unfit because it is merely a dead bamboo stick.
Moreover, it belongs to the male sex. Yet this flute is always drinking the nec-
tar of Krsna’s lips, which surpasses nectarean sweetness of every description.
Only in hope of that nectar do the gopis continue to live.

TEXT 145
Bla 4a, A STR SiTA, «= AH A STA AMleFICA,
face Sica GIfsal oats |

Sia SMA aA, ce Batra Strty-aer,
Sata Seed aateca Ata uv $8e |

ydra dhana, nd kahe tare, pana kare balatkdre,

tara tapasyara phala, dekha ihdra bhagya-bala,
ihdra ucchista mahd-jane khaya
