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  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Antya-līlā · Chapter 16: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Tastes Nectar from the Lips of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Antya 16.125Antya 16.127

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.126

তবে মোরে ক্রোধ করি’, লজ্জা, ভয়, ধর্ম, ছাড়ি’, ছাড়ি’ দিমু, কর আসি’ পান ।

নহে পিমু নিরন্তর, তোমায় মোর নাহিক ডর, অন্যে দেখোঁ তৃণের সমান ॥ ১২৬ ॥

tabe more krodha kari’, lajjā bhaya, dharma, chāḍi’,

chāḍi’ dimu, kara āsi’ pāna

nahe pimu nirantara, tomāya mora nāhika ḍara,

anye dekhoṅ tṛṇera samāna

Translation

“Thereupon, the flute said angrily to Me, ‘Give up Your shame, fear and religion and come drink the lips of Kṛṣṇa. On that condition, I shall give up my attachment for them. If You do not give up Your shame and fear, however, I shall continuously drink the nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s lips. I am slightly fearful because You also have the right to drink that nectar, but as for the others, I consider them like straw.’

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Flute Demands an Unhesitating Response

  1. 1

    The flute angrily tells the speaker to give up shame, fear and religion and come drink Kṛṣṇa’s lips.

  2. 2

    It says it will give up its attachment only on that condition; otherwise, it will keep drinking their nectar.

  3. 3

    The flute admits slight fear because the speaker also has the right to that nectar, while it regards others as straw.

How it feels

Sweetness amidst longing. Jagannātha’s prasādam awakens intense awareness of Kṛṣṇa’s sweetness.

The mood of Antya 16 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 16: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Tastes Nectar from the Lips of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu ate the remnants of food known as vallabha-bhoga, He described the glories of such remnants of the Lord’s food and then fed all the devotees the prasādam. Thus they all tasted adharāmṛta, the nectar from the lips of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 16
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tabethereupon
  2. moreat Me
  3. krodha kari’becoming angry
  4. lajjāshame
  5. bhayafear
  6. dharmareligion
  7. chāḍi’giving up
  8. chāḍi’giving up
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the flute’s admission of fear qualify its bold challenge?

Practice

Identify both the flute’s bold claim and its admission of fear in the verse today.

Live this todayThe Flute Demands an Unhesitating ResponseThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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