CC Antya 1.189

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Antya-līlā - Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's Second Meeting With the Lord

Antya-līlā 1.188 - Antya-līlā 1.190

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 189

hriyam avagṛhya gṛhebhyaḥ karṣati

rādhāṁ vanāya yā nipuṇā

sā jayati nisṛṣṭārthā

vara-vaṁśaja-kākalī dūtī

SYNONYMS

hriyam—bashfulness; avagṛhya—impeding; gṛhebhyaḥ—from private houses; karṣati—attracts; rādhām—Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; vanāya—to the forest; yā—which; nipuṇā—being expert; sā—that; jayati—let it be glorified; nisṛṣṭa-arthā—authorized; vara-vaṁśa-ja—of the bamboo flute; kākalī—the sweet tone; dūtī—the messenger.

TRANSLATION

"'May the sweet sound of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s flute, His authorized messenger, be glorified, for it expertly releases Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī from Her shyness and attracts Her from Her home to the forest.'"

PURPORT

This verse from the Lalita-mādhava (1.24) is spoken by Gārgī, the daughter of Garga Muni.