# Cc. Antya 15.20 > কৃষ্ণের বচন-মাধুরী, নানা-রস নর্মধারী, > তার অন্যায় কথন না যায় । > জগতের নারীর কাণে, মাধুরীগুণে বান্ধি’ টানে, > টানাটানি কাণের প্রাণ যায় ॥২০॥ ## Text > kṛṣṇera vacana-mādhurī, nānā-rasa-narma-dhārī, > tāra anyāya kathana nā yāya > jagatera nārīra kāṇe, mādhurī-guṇe bāndhi' ṭāne, > ṭānāṭāni kāṇera prāṇa yāya ## Synonyms *kṛṣṇera*—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; *vacana-mādhurī*—the sweetness of speaking; *nānā*—various; *rasa-narma-dhārī*—full of joking words; *tāra*—of that; *anyāya*—atrocities; *kathana*—description; *nā yāya*—cannot be made; *jagatera*—of the world; *nārīra*—of women; *kāṇe*—in the ear; *mādhurī-guṇe*—to the attributes of sweetness; *bāndhi'*—binding; *ṭāne*—pulls; *ṭānāṭāni*—tug-of-war; *kāṇera*—of the ear; *prāṇa yāya*—the life departs. ## Translation **"The sweetness of Kṛṣṇa's joking words plays indescribable havoc with the hearts of all women. His words bind a woman's ear to the qualities of their sweetness. Thus there is a tug-of-war, and the life of the ear departs.**