TEXT 48
ei sabdamrta cari, yara haya bhagya bhari,
sei karne iha kare pana
iha yei nahi sune, se kana janmila kene,
kanakadi-sama sei kana"
SYNONYMS
eithese; sabda-amrtanectarean sound vibrations; carifour; yaraof whom; hayathere is; bhagya bharigreat fortune; seisuch a person; karneby the ears; ihathese sounds; kare panadrinks; ihathese sounds; yeianyone who; nahi sunedoes not hear; sethose; kanaears; janmilatook birth; kenewhy; kanakadia hole in a small conchshell; samajust like; sei kanathose ears.
TRANSLATION
"Only the most fortunate can hear these four nectarean sounds-Krsna's words, the tinkling of His ankle bells and bangles, His voice and the vibration of His flute. If one does not hear these sounds, his ears are as useless as small conchshells with holes."

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