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Antya-līlā · Chapter 16: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Tastes Nectar from the Lips of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Antya 16.126 Antya 16.128

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.127

অধরামৃত নিজ-স্বরে, সঞ্চারিয়া সেই বলে, আকর্ষয় ত্রিজগৎ-জন ।

আমরা ধর্ম-ভয় করি’, রহি’ যদি ধৈর্য ধরি’, তবে আমায় করে বিড়ম্বন ॥ ১২৭ ॥

adharāmṛta nija-svare, sañcāriyā sei bale,

ākarṣaya trijagat-jana

āmarā dharma-bhaya kari’, rahi’ yadi dhairya dhari’,

tabe āmāya kare viḍambana

Translation

“The nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s lips, combined with the vibration of His flute, attracts all the people of the three worlds. But if we gopīs remain patient out of respect for religious principles, the flute then criticizes us.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa’s Flute Attracts the Three Worlds

1
The nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s lips combines with the vibration of His flute.
2
Together they attract all the people of the three worlds.
3
The gopīs say that when they remain patient out of respect for religious principles, the flute criticizes them.

How it feels

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

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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.

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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

adhara-amṛtathe nectar of the lips
nija-svarewith the vibration of the flute
sañcāriyācombining
seithat
baleby strength
ākarṣayaattract
tri-jagat-janathe people of the three worlds
āmarāwe

Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

Vraja-smaraṇa · Remembrance of Vṛndāvana
The remembered sweetness of Vraja that colors Mahāprabhu’s pilgrimage, Ratha-yātrā, and later states of separation. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “gopīs”
Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts
Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “together”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What tension do the gopīs describe between their attraction and their patience?

Practice

Write down the two things that combine to attract the people of the three worlds.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Flute Attracts the Three WorldsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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