Antya-līlāChapter 1: Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's Second Meeting With the Lord

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 1.189

hriyam avagṛhya gṛhebhyaḥ karṣati

rādhāḿ vanāya yā nipuṇā

sā jayati nisṛṣṭārthā

vara-vaḿśaja-kākalī dūtī

SYNONYMS

hriyam — bashfulness; avagṛhya — impeding; gṛhebhyaḥ — from private houses; karṣati — attracts; rādhāmŚrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; vanāyato the forest; — which; nipuṇā — being expert; — that; jayati — let it be glorified; nisṛṣṭa-arthā — authorized; vara-vaḿśa-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.

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