Antya 16.132

TEXT 132

TEXT

কৃষ্ণ যে খায় তাম্বূল, কহে তার নাহি মূল, তাহে আর দম্ভ-পরিপাটি ।
তার যেবা উদ্গার, তারে কয় 'অমৃতসার', গোপীর মুখ করে 'আলবাটি' ॥ ১৩২ ॥

krsna ye khaya tambūla, kahe tara nahi mūla,

tahe ara dambha-paripati

tara yeba udgara, tare kaya 'amrta-sara',

gopira mukha kare 'alabati'

SYNONYMS

krsna-Lord Krsna; ye-what; khaya-chews; tambūla-the betel; kahe-it is said; tara-of it; nahi-there is not; mūla-price; tahe-over and above that; ara-also; dambha-paripati-complete pride; tara-of that; yeba-whatever; udgara-coming out; tare-that; kaya-is called; amrta-sara-the essence of the nectar; gopira-of the gopis; mukha-the mouth; kare-makes; alabati-spittoon.

TRANSLATION

"The betel chewed by Krsna is priceless, and the remnants of such chewed betel from His mouth are said to be the essence of nectar. When the gopis accept these remnants, their mouths become like His spittoons.

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