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  "name":"Cc. Antya 16.128",
  "h1":"Cc. Antya 16.128",
  "label":"Text 128",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 16.128",
  "description":"\"The nectar of Your lips and vibration of Your flute join together to loosen our belts and induce us to give up shame and religion, even before our superiors. As if catching us by our hair, they forcibly take us away and surrender us unto You to become Your maidservants. Hearing of these incidents, people laugh at us. We have thus become completely subordinate to the flute."

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Cc. Antya 16.128

Text

nīvi khasāya guru-āge, lajjā-dharma karāya tyāge,
keśe dhari' yena lañā yāya
āni' karāya tomāra dāsī, śuni' loka kare hāsi',
ei-mata nārīre nācāya

Synonyms

nīvi—the belts; khasāya—cause to loosen; guru-āge—before superiors; lajjā-dharma—shame and religion; karāya—induce; tyāge—to give up; keśe dhari'—catching by the hair; yena—as if; lañā yāya—takes us away; āni'—bringing; karāya—induce to become; tomāra—Your; dāsī—maidservants; śuni'—hearing; loka—people; kare hāsi'—laugh; ei-mata—in this way; nārīre—women; nācāya—cause to dance.

Translation

“The nectar of Your lips and vibration of Your flute join together to loosen our belts and induce us to give up shame and religion, even before our superiors. As if catching us by our hair, they forcibly take us away and surrender us unto You to become Your maidservants. Hearing of these incidents, people laugh at us. We have thus become completely subordinate to the flute.