17.36

dharma chadaya venu-dvare, hane kataksa-kama-sare, lajja, bhaya, sakala chadaya

ebe amaya kari’ rosa, kahi’ pati-tyage ’dosa’, dharmika hana dharma sikhaya!

SYNONYMS

dharma—religious principles; chadaya—induces to reject; venu-dvare—through the flute; hane—pierces; kataksa—glancing; kama-sare—by the arrows of lust; lajja—shame; bhaya—fear; sakala—all; chadaya—induces to give up; ebe—now; amaya—at us; kari’ rosa—becoming angry; kahi’-saying; pati-tyage—to give up one’s husband; dosa—fault; dharmika—very religious; hana—becoming; dharma—religious principles; sikhaya—You teach " ’The vibration of Your flute, accompanied by Your glance, which pierces us forcibly with the arrows of lust, induces us to ignore the regulative principles of religious life.

Thus we become excited by lusty desires and come to You, giving up all shame and fear.

But now You are angry with us.

You are finding fault with our violating religious principles and leaving our homes and husbands.

And as You instruct us about religious principles, we become helpless.