# Cc. Antya 17.48 ## Text > ei śabdāmṛta cāri, yāra haya bhāgya bhāri, > sei karṇe ihā kare pāna > ihā yei nāhi śune, se kāṇa janmila kene, > kāṇākaḍi-sama sei kāṇa" ## Synonyms *ei*—these; *śabda*-*amṛta*—nectarean sound vibrations; *cāri*—four; *yāra*—of whom; *haya*—there is; *bhāgya* *bhāri*—great fortune; *sei*—such a person; *karṇe*—by the ears; *ihā*—these sounds; *kare* *pāna*—drinks; *ihā*—these sounds; *yei*—anyone who; *nāhi* *śune*—does not hear; *se*—those; *kāṇa*—ears; *janmila*—took birth; *kene*—why; *kāṇākaḍi*—a hole in a small conchshell; *sama*—just like; *sei* *kāṇa*—those ears. ## Translation **"Only the most fortunate can hear these four nectarean sounds-Kṛṣṇa's words, the tinkling of His ankle bells and bangles, His voice and the vibration of His flute. If one does not hear these sounds, his ears are as useless as small conchshells with holes."**