Text 46] The Lord’s Bodily Transformations 101

se amrtera eka-kana, karna-cakora-jivana,
karna-cakora jiye sei ase
bhagya-vase kabhu paya, abhagye kabhu nd paya,
na pdile maraye piydse

SYNONYMS

se amrtera—of that nectar; eka-kana—one particle; karna-cakora—of the ear,
which is like a cakora bird; jivana—the life; karna—the ear; cakora—the cakora
bird; jiye—lives; sei ase—with that hope; bhagya-vase—by good fortune;
kabhu—sometimes; pdya—gets; abhdgye—by misfortune; kabhu—sometimes;
nad paya—does not get; na pdile—if does not get; maraye—dies; piyase—from
thirst.

TRANSLATION

“One particle of that transcendental, blissful nectar is the life and soul of
the ear, which is like a cakora bird that lives in hope of tasting that nectar.
Sometimes, by good fortune, the bird can taste it, but at other times he unfor-
tunately cannot and therefore almost dies of thirst.

TEXT 46

Cal caq-saeafa, GABAA StEl Of’,
Sitata-(oe oSearty |
aT ha-ae ace af, fan-ace aa ain,
ABA eo) Fae ot HTT Bw |

yeba venu-kala-dhvani, eka-bara taha suni’,
jagan-nari-citta aulaya
nivi-bandha pade khasi’, vind-mule haya dasi,
bauli hafia krsna-pase dhaya

SYNONYMS

yebd—whoever; venu—of the flute; kala-dhvani—the sweet vibration; eka-
bara—once; taha—that; suni’—hearing; jagat—of the universe; nari—of the
women; citta—hearts; duldya—become disturbed; nivi-bandha—the fastened
belts; pade—fall; khasi’—becoming loosened; vind-mdle—without a_ price;
haya—they become; dasi—maidservants; bauli—mad; hafid—becoming; krsna-
pase—after Krsna; dhaya—run.

TRANSLATION

“The transcendental vibration of Krsna’s flute disturbs the hearts of women
all over the world, even if they hear it only once. Thus their fastened belts
