Verse Text
gopānāṁ vallabhā seyaṁ vaṁśulīti ca viśrutā |
kramān maṇimayī haimī vaiṇavīti tridhā ca sā ||372||
Translation
The ānandinī is a favorite with the cowherd people and is also called vaṁśulī. The vaṁśīs are respectively made of jewels, gold, and bamboo.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
Kṛṣṇa has a longer vaṁśī, which is called mahānandā, or sammohinī. When it is still longer it is called ākarṣiṇī. When it is even longer it is called ānandinī. The ānandinī flute is very pleasing to the cowherd boys and is technically named vaṁśulī. These flutes were sometimes bedecked with jewels. Sometimes they were made of marble and sometimes of hollow bamboo. When the flute is made of jewels it is called sammohinī. When made of gold, it is called ākarṣiṇī.