pika-svara-kaṇṭha, tÄte rÄgera vibhÄga
eka-Å›loka paá¸ite phirÄya tina-cÄri rÄga

 pika-svara-kaṇṭha - a very sweet voice like a cuckoo's; tÄte - above that; rÄgera - of tunes; vibhÄga - division; eka-Å›loka - one verse; paá¸ite - reciting; phirÄya - changes; tina-cÄri rÄga - three or four different tunes.


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His voice was as sweet as a cuckoo’s, and he would recite each verse of ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam in three or four tunes. Thus his recitations were very sweet to hear.

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