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  "name":"Cc. Antya 1.189",
  "h1":"Cc. Antya 1.189",
  "label":"Text 189",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 1.189",
  "description":"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.'"

} —

Cc. Antya 1.189

Text

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.