ei śabdāmṛta cāri, yāra haya bhāgya bhāri,
sei karṇe ihā kare pāna
ihā yei nāhi śune, se kāṇa janmila kene,
kāṇākaḍi-sama sei kāṇa"
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.
