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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 16.144Antya 16.146

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 16.145

যার ধন, না কহে তারে, পান করে বলাৎকারে, পিতে তারে ডাকিয়া জানায় ।

তার তপস্যার ফল, দেখ ইহার ভাগ্য-বল, ইহার উচ্ছিষ্ট মহাজনে খায় ॥ ১৪৫ ॥

yāra dhana, nā kahe tāre, pāna kare balātkāre,

pite tāre ḍākiyā jānāya

tāra tapasyāra phala, dekha ihāra bhāgya-bala,

ihāra ucchiṣṭa mahā-jane khāya

Translation

“ ‘Although the nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s lips is the absolute property of the gopīs, the flute, which is just an insignificant stick, is forcibly drinking that nectar and loudly inviting the gopīs to come drink it also. Just imagine the strength of the flute’s austerities and good fortune! Even great devotees drink the nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s lips after the flute has done so.

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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 Drinks and Invites Others

  1. 1

    The gopīs regarded the nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s lips as their absolute property, yet an insignificant stick was forcibly drinking it.

  2. 2

    The flute was also loudly inviting the gopīs to come and drink that nectar.

  3. 3

    They marveled at the strength of the flute’s austerities and good fortune. Even great devotees drank the nectar only after the flute had done so.

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. yāraof whom
  2. dhanathe property
  3. nā kahedoes not speak
  4. tāreto them
  5. pāna karedrinks
  6. balātkāreby force
  7. pitewhile drinking
  8. tāreunto them
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Dainya & humility · Making room for grace

    The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “insignificant”

  • 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”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the flute’s invitation add to the gopīs’ astonishment at his good fortune?

Practice

Write down the two actions attributed to the flute: drinking the nectar and inviting the gopīs to drink.

Live this todayThe Flute Drinks and Invites OthersThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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