16.121-122

tanu-mana karaya ksobha, badaya surata-lobha, harsa-sokadi-bhara vinasaya

pasaraya anya rasa, jagat kare atma-vasa, lajja, dharma, dhairya kare ksaya

nagara, suna tomara adhara-carita

mataya narira mana, jihva kare akarsana, vicarite saba viparita

SYNONYMS

tanu—body; mana—mind; karaya—cause; ksobha—agitation; badaya—increase; surata-lobha—lusty desires for enjoyment; harsa—of jubilation; soka—lamentation; adi—and so on; bhara—burden; vinasaya—destroy; pasaraya—cause to forget; anya rasa—other tastes; jagat—the whole world; kare—make; atma-vasa—under their control; lajja—shame; dharma—religion; dhairya—patience; kare ksaya—vanquish; nagara—O lover; suna—hear; tomara—Your; adhara—of lips; carita—the characteristics; mataya—madden; narira—of women; mana—mind; jihva—tongue; kare akarsana—attract; vicarite—considering; saba—all; viparita—opposite “My dear lover,” He said, "let Me describe some of the characteristics of Your transcendental lips.

They agitate the mind and body of everyone, they increase lusty desires for enjoyment, they destroy the burden of material happiness and lamentation, and they make one forget all material tastes.

The whole world falls under their control.

They vanquish shame, religion and patience, especially in women.

Indeed, they inspire madness in the minds of all women.

Your lips increase the greed of the tongue and thus attract it.

Considering all this, we see that the activities of Your transcendental lips are always perplexing.