CC Antya 16.132 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Antya-līlā - Chapter 16: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Tastes Nectar from the Lips of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 132
- kṛṣṇa ye khāya tāmbūla, kahe tāra nāhi rnūla,
- tāhe āra dambha-paripāṭī
- tāra yebā udgāra, tāre kaya 'amṛta-sa-ra',
- gopīra mukha kare 'ālabāṭī'
SYNONYMS
kṛṣṇa—Lord Kṛṣṇa; ye—what; khāya—chews; tāmbūla—the betel; kahe—it is said; tāra—of it; nāhi—there is not; mūla—price; tāhe—over and above that; āra—also; dambha-paripāṭī—complete pride; tāra—of that; yebā—whatever; udgāra—coming out; tāre—that; kaya—is called; amṛta-sāra—the essence of the nectar; gopīra—of the gopīs; mukha—the mouth; kare—makes; ālabāṭī—spittoon.
TRANSLATION
"The betel chewed by Kṛṣṇa is priceless, and the remnants of such chewed betel from His mouth are said to be the essence of nectar. When the gopīs accept these remnants, their mouths become like His spittoons.