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sacetana rahu dure, acetana sacetana kare, tomara adhara--bada vajikara

tomara venu suskendhana, tara janmaya indriya-mana, tare apana piyaya nirantara

SYNONYMS

sa-cetana—conscious living beings; rahu dure—leave aside; acetana—unconscious; sa-cetana—conscious; kare—make; tomara—Your; adhara—lips; bada—very great; vajikara—magicians; tomara—Your; venu—flute; suska-in-dhana—dry wood; tara—of that; janmaya—creates; indriya-mana—the senses and mind; tare—the flute; apana—themselves; piyaya—cause to drink; nirantara—constantly "Aside from conscious living beings, even unconscious matter is sometimes made conscious by Your lips.

Therefore, Your lips are great magicians.

Paradoxically, although Your flute is nothing but dry wood, Your lips make it drink their nectar.

They create a mind and senses in the dry wooden flute and give it transcendental bliss.