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Caitanya-caritāmṛta 16.144

hena kṛṣṇādhara-sudhā, ye kaila amṛta mudhā, yāra āśāya gopī dhare prāṇa ei veṇu ayogya ati, sthāvara ‘puruṣa-jāti’, sei sudhā sadā kare pāna
[hena krishnaadhara-sudhaa, ye kaila amrita mudhaa, yaara aashaaya gopee dhare praana ei venu ayogya ati, sthaavara ‘purusha-jaati’, sei sudhaa sadaa kare paana]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
hena kṛṣṇādhara-sudhā, ye kaila amṛta mudhā, yāra āśāya gopī dhare prāṇa ei veṇu ayogya ati, sthāvara ‘puruṣa-jāti’, sei sudhā sadā kare pāna
“ ‘This flute is utterly unfit because it is merely a dead bamboo stick. Moreover, it belongs to the male sex. Yet this flute is always drinking the nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s lips, which surpasses nectarean sweetness of every description. Only by hoping for that nectar do the gopīs continue to live.
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