Text 149] The Lord Tastes Nectar 75
flows; asru-dhdra—showers of tears; venure—the flute; mani’—accepting; nija-
jati—as belonging to the same family; aryera—of forefathers; yena—as if; putra-
nati—son or grandson; vaisnava—a Vaisnava; haile—when becomes; dnanda-
vikara—transformation of transcendental bliss.
TRANSLATION

“‘The trees on the bank of the Yamuna and Ganges are always jubilant.
They appear to be smiling with their flowers and shedding tears in the form of
flowing honey. Just as the forefathers of a Vaisnava son or grandson feel tran-
scendental bliss, the trees feel blissful because the flute is a member of their
family.’

TEXT 149
cris St wifes a2, cre Safe ra,
OANA, BAA — CAAT AA
a al Atteal gece afa,ecatss Pica afacs atfa,
Stal aif Sata faptfa use n
venura tapa jani yabe, sei tapa kari tabe,
e—ayogya, amard—— yogyd nari
ya na pana duhkhe mari, ayogya piye sahite nari,
taha lagi’ tapasyd vicdri
SYNONYMS

venura—ot the flute; tapa—austerities; jani—knowing; yabe—when; sei—
those; tapa—austerities; kari—we perform; tabe—at that time; e—this (flute);
ayogya—unfit; dmara—we; yogyd nari—fit women; ya—which; na pafia—not
getting; duhkhe—in unhappiness; mari—we die; ayogya—the most unfit; piye—
drinks; sahite nari—we cannot tolerate; taha /agi’—for that reason; tapasya—
austerities; vicari—we are considering.

TRANSLATION

“The gopis considered, ‘The flute is completely unfit for his position. We
want to know what kind of austerities the flute executed, so that we may also
perform the same austerities. Although the flute is unfit, he is drinking the
nectar of Krsna’s lips. Seeing this, we qualified gopis are dying of unhappi-
ness. Therefore, we must consider the austerities the flute underwent in his
past life.’ ’’
