mṛga-mada nīlotpala, milane ye parimala,
yei hare tÄra garva-mÄna
hena kṛṣṇa-aá¹…ga-gandha, yÄra nÄhi se sambandha,
sei nÄsÄ bhastrÄra samÄna

 má¹›ga-mada - the fragrance of musk; nÄ«la-utpala - and the bluish lotus flower; milane - in mixing; ye - that; parimala - fragrance; yei - which; hare - vanquishes; tÄra - of them; garva - pride; mÄna - and prestige; hena - such; kṛṣṇa - of Lord Kṛṣṇa; aá¹…ga - of the body; gandha - the aroma; yÄra - whose; nÄhi - not; se - that; sambandha - relationship; sei - such; nÄsÄ - nose; bhastrÄra - to the bellows; samÄna - equal.


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“One’s nostrils are no better than the bellows of a blacksmith if one has not smelled the fragrance of Kṛṣṇa’s body, which is like the aroma of musk combined with that of the bluish lotus flower. Indeed, such combinations are actually defeated by the aroma of Kṛṣṇa’s body.

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