16.128

nivi khasaya guru-age, lajja-dharma karaya tyage, kese dhari’ yena lana yaya

ani’ karaya tomara dasi, suni’ loka kare hasi’, ei-mata narire nacaya

SYNONYMS

nivi—the belts; khasaya—cause to loosen; guru-age—before superiors; lajja-dharma—shame and religion; karaya—induce; tyage—to give up; kese dhari’-catching by the hair; yena—as if; lana yaya—takes us away; ani’-bringing; karaya—induce to become; tomara—Your; dasi—maidservants; suni’-hearing; loka—people; kare hasi’-laugh; ei-mata—in this way; narire—women; nacaya—cause to dance "The nectar of Your lips and vibration of Your flute join together to loosen our belts and induce us to give up shame and religion, even before our superiors.

As if catching us by our hair, they forcibly take us away and surrender us unto You to become Your maidservants.

Hearing of these incidents, people laugh at us.

We have thus become completely subordinate to the flute.