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Caitanya-caritāmṛta 1.163

sakhi murali viśāla-cchidra-jālena pūrṇā laghur ati-kaṭhinā tvaṁ granthilā nīrasāsi tad api bhajasi śaśvac cumbanānanda-sāndraṁ hari-kara-parirambhaṁ kena puṇyodayena
[sakhi murali vishaala-chchidra-jaalena poornaa laghur ati-kathinaa tvam granthilaa neerasaasi tad api bhajasi shashvach chumbanaananda-saandram hari-kara-parirambham kena punyodayena]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sakhi murali viśāla-cchidra-jālena pūrṇā laghur ati-kaṭhinā tvaṁ granthilā nīrasāsi tad api bhajasi śaśvac cumbanānanda-sāndraṁ hari-kara-parirambhaṁ kena puṇyodayena
“ ‘My dear friend the flute, you are actually full of many holes or faults. You are light, hard, juiceless and full of knots. But what kind of pious activities have engaged you in the service of being kissed by the Lord and embraced by His hands?’

This verse (Vidagdha-mādhava 4.7) is spoken by Candrāvalī-sakhī, the gopī competitor of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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