Antya 17.43

TEXT 43

TEXT

নূপুর-কিঙ্কিণী-ধ্বনি, হংস-সারস জিনি', কঙ্কণ-ধ্বনি চটকে লাজায় ।
একবার যেই শুনে, ব্যাপি রহে, তার কাণে, অন্য শব্দ সে-কাণে না যায় ॥ ৪৩ ॥

nupura-kiṅkini-dhvani, hamsa-sarasa jini',

kaṅkana-dhvani catake lajaya

eka-bara yei sune, vyapi rahe' tara kane,

anya sabda se-kane na yaya

SYNONYMS

nupura-of the ankle bells; kiṅkini-tinkling; dhvani-the sound; hamsa-swans; sarasa-cranes; jini'-conquering; kaṅkana-dhvani-the sound of bangles; catake-the cataka bird; lajaya-puts to shame; eka-bara-once; yei-one who; sune-hears; vyapi-expanding; rahe'-remains; tara kane-in his ear; anya-other; sabda-sound; se-kane-in that ear; na yaya-does not go.

TRANSLATION

"The tinkling of Krsna's ankle bells surpasses the songs of even the swan and crane, and the sound of His bangles puts the singing of the cataka bird to shame. Having allowed these sounds to enter the ears even once, one cannot tolerate hearing anything else.