kṛṣṇera vacana-mādhurī, nānā-rasa-narma-dhārī,
tāra anyāya kathana nā yāya
jagatera nārīra kāṇe, mādhurī-guṇe bāndhi' ṭāne,
ṭānāṭāni kāṇera prāṇa yāya
tāra anyāya kathana nā yāya
jagatera nārīra kāṇe, mādhurī-guṇe bāndhi' ṭāne,
ṭānāṭāni kāṇera prāṇa yāya
Synonyms
kṛṣṇera-of Lord Kṛṣṇa; vacana-mādhurī-the sweetness of speaking; nānā-various; rasa-narma-dhārī-full of joking words; tāra-of that; anyāya-atrocities; kathana-description; nā yāya-cannot be made; jagatera-of the world; nārīra-of women; kāṇe-in the ear; mādhurī-guṇe-to the attributes of sweetness; bāndhi'-binding; ṭāne-pulls; ṭānāṭāni-tug-of-war; kāṇera-of the ear; prāṇa yāya-the life departs.
Translation
"The sweetness of Kṛṣṇa's joking words plays indescribable havoc with the hearts of all women. His words bind a woman's ear to the qualities of their sweetness. Thus there is a tug-of-war, and the life of the ear departs.