| Antya-līlā | Chapter 15: The Transcendental Madness of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Antya 15.20
krishnera vacana-mādhurī, nānā-rasa-narma-dhārī,
jagatera nārīra kāne, mādhurī-gune bāndhi' tāne,
SYNONYMS
krishnera — of Lord Krishna; vacana-mādhurī — the sweetness of speaking; nānā — various; rasa-narma-dhārī — full of joking words; tāra — of that; anyāya — atrocities; kathana — description; nā yāya — cannot be made; jagatera — of the world; nārīra — of women; kāne — in the ear; mādhurī-gune — to the attributes of sweetness; bāndhi' — binding; tāne — pulls; tānātāni — tug-of-war; kānera — of the ear; prāna yāya — the life departs.
TRANSLATION
"The sweetness of Krishna's joking words plays indescribable havoc with the hearts of all women. His words bind a woman's ear to the qualities of their sweetness. Thus there is a tug-of-war, and the life of the ear departs.
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