CC Antya 1.189 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Antya-līlā - Chapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's Second Meeting With the Lord
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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-vaṁśaja—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 Lalita-mādhava (1.24) is spoken by Gārgī, the daughter of Gargamuni.