Å›uniyÄ kavira haila lajjÄ, bhaya, vismaya
haá¹sa-madhye baka yaiche kichu nÄhi kaya

 Å›uniyÄ - hearing; kavira - of the poet; haila - there was; lajjÄ - shame; bhaya - fear; vismaya - astonishment; haá¹sa-madhye - in a society of white swans; baka - a duck; yaiche - just as; kichu - anything; nÄhi - not; kaya - utters.


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When the Bengali poet heard this chastisement from SvarÅ«pa DÄmodara GosvÄmÄ«, he was ashamed, fearful and astonished. Indeed, being like a duck in a society of white swans, he could not say anything.

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