CC Madhya 21.140
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 140
- smita-kiraṇa-sukarpūre, paiśe adhara-madhure,
- sei madhu mātāya tribhuvane
- vaṁśī-chidra ākāśe, tāra guṇa śabde paiśe,
- dhvani-rūpe pāñā pariṇāme
SYNONYMS
smita-kiraṇa — the shining of Kṛṣṇa’s smile; su-karpūre — compared to camphor; paiśe — enters; adhara-madhure — within the sweetness of the lips; sei madhu — that ambrosia; mātāya — maddens; tri-bhuvane — the three worlds; vaṁśī-chidra — of the holes in the flute; ākāśe — in the space; tāra guṇa — the quality of that sweetness; śabde — in sound vibration; paiśe — enters; dhvani-rūpe — the form of sound vibration; pāñā — obtaining; pariṇāme — by transformation.
TRANSLATION
“His slight smiling and fragrant illumination are compared to camphor, which enters the sweetness of His lips. That sweetness is transformed and enters into space as vibrations from the holes of His flute.