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  • hṛdaya-dayita-mukha-vīkṣaṇa-hṛṣṭās
    tad-ati-madhura-mṛdu-kānti-vikṛṣṭāḥ |
    mumudur udita-pṛthu-bhāva-vihastā
    ramaṇa-bhavanam adhi tāḥ puru-śastāḥ ||
    (Govinda-līlāmṛta: 4.43)

    “Elated by the sight of the face
    Of the beloved of their hearts,
    Attracted by his exceedingly sweet, tender beauty,
    And overwhelmed by abundant, elevated bhāva,
    They of abounding auspiciousness [i.e., Rādhā and her sakhīs]
    Delighted in the home of their lover.”

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  • āsvādayantaṁ ghṛta-pakvam annaṁ
    sunarmabhis tān api hāsayantam |
    ālokayantaṁ nayanāñcalena
    rādhānanaṁ taṁ dadṛśur mudālyaḥ ||
    (Govinda-līlāmṛta: 4.27)

    “The sakhīs joyfully beheld him [i.e., Kṛṣṇa]
    Relishing the food cooked in ghee,
    Making them [i.e., Balarāma and his sakhās] also laugh with excellent jokes,
    And beholding the face of Rādhā
    From the corners of his eyes.”

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  • prabhātam āyātam aśeṣa-ghoṣa-
    tṛṣārta-netra-bhramarāravinda |
    gariṣṭha-bhūyiṣṭha-viśiṣṭa-niṣṭhaṁ
    goṣṭhaṁ pratiṣṭhasva daviṣṭam iṣṭam ||
    (Govinda-līlāmṛta: 1.29)

    “Daybreak has arrived,
    O Lotus of the bees
    Of the entire village’s thirst-stricken eyes!
    [Therefore, without delay]
    Depart for your distant, dear village
    Where the chief among your numerous elders are present
    [Since otherwise you will undergo shame before them].”

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  • jaya jaya gokula-maṅgala-kanda
    vraja-yuvatī-tati-bhṛṅgy-aravinda |
    pratipada-vardhita-nandānanda
    śrī-govindācyuta nata-śanda ||
    (Govinda-līlāmṛta: 1.28)

    “Glory to you! Glory to you!
    O Root of Gokula’s good fortune!
    [Alt., O Cloud which showers good fortune like rain upon Gokula!]
    O Lotus for the bumblebees of Vraja’s young women!
    O you by whom Nanda’s bliss is increased at every moment!
    O Śrī Govinda! O Acyuta!
    O Giver of happiness to the bowed!”

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  • udayaṁ prajavād ayam ety aruṇas
    taruṇī-nicaye sahajākaruṇaḥ |
    nibhṛtaṁ nilayaṁ vraja-nātha tatas
    tvarito’ṭa kalinda-sutā-taṭataḥ ||
    (Govinda-līlāmṛta: 1.24)

    “The dawn,
    By nature merciless to young women,
    Has swiftly arrived at the Eastern Mountain.
    Therefore, O Lord of Vraja!
    Quickly and stealthily go
    From the bank of the Yamunā [back] to your home.”

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  • gokula-bandho jaya rasa-sindho
    jāgṛhi talpaṁ tyaja śaśi-kalpam |
    prīty-anukūlāṁ śrita-bhuja-mūlāṁ
    bodhaya kāntāṁ rati-bhara-tāntām ||
    (Govinda-līlāmṛta: 1.23)

    “O Friend of Gokula!
    Glory to you!
    O Ocean of rasa!
    Wake up!
    Give up this bed akin to the moon!
    And awaken your lover,
    Favorable out of love (prīti),
    And resting on your shoulder,
    Exhausted from the load of lovemaking.”

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