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śrī-gopyas tv anugacchantyo bāṣpa-samruddha-kaṇṭhikāḥ

śrī-gopyas tv anugacchantyo bāṣpa-samruddha-kaṇṭhikāḥ |
gānāśaktāḥ skhalat-pādā aśru-dhārāsta-dṛṣṭayaḥ ||
kartuṁ vaktuṁ ca tāḥ kiñcid aśaktā lajjayā bhiyā |
mahāśokārṇave magnās tat-pratikāraṇe’kṣamāḥ ||
(Bṛhad Bhāgavatāmṛta: 2.6.178–179)

“They—
The blessed gopīs—
However,
Following [him] further,
Their throats choked by weeping,
Unable to sing,
Their feet stumbling,
Their eyes obscured by streams of tears,
Unable to do or even say anything
Because of their shyness and fear,
Became submerged in an ocean of great sorrow
And unable to alleviate it.”

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sā carvāṇodyad-aruṇādhara-cāru-jihvā

sā carvāṇodyad-aruṇādhara-cāru-jihvā-
gaṇḍu-sthalānana-saroja-vilāsa-bhaṅgī |
bhrū-cāpa-locana-saroruha-nartana-śrī-
vidyotitā na vacasā manasāpi gamyā ||
(Bṛhad Bhāgavatāmṛta: 2.6.125)

“That [extraordinarily astonishing] expression of play
In his cheeks, charming tongue, and dawn-red lips
Emerging on his lotus face as he chews,
Illumined by the beauty of the dancing
Of the lotuses of his eyes
And the bows of his brows,
Is not graspable by speech or even the mind.”

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aṭati yad bhavān ahni kānanaṁ

aṭati yad bhavān ahni kānanaṁ
truṭir yugāyate tvām apaśyatām |
kuṭila-kuntalaṁ śrī-mukhaṁ ca te
jaḍa udīkṣatāṁ pakṣma-kṛt dṛśām ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 10.31.15)

“[The gopīs to Śrī Kṛṣṇa:] ‘When you go out to the forest during the day, a truṭi [i.e., half a milisecond] seems like a yuga for we who do not see you [all day], and the creator of lids for the eyes of we who eagerly behold your wavy locks and beautiful face [when you return in the late afternoon] is [considered by us to be] a fool.”

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kṣīre śyāmalayārpite kamalayā viśrāṇite phāṇite

kṣīre śyāmalayārpite kamalayā viśrāṇite phāṇite
datte laḍḍuni bhadrayā madhu-rase sobhābhayā lambhite |
tuṣṭir yā bhavatas tataḥ śata-guṇāṁ rādhā-nideśān mayā
nyaste’smin puratas tvam arpaya hare ramyopahāre ratim ||
(Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmīpāda; cited in Padyāvalī: 118)

“O Hari,
The satisfaction you felt in the kṣīra offered by Śyāmalā,
The phāṇita (vātāsā) presented by Kamalā,
The laḍḍus given by Bhadrā,
And the honey brought by Candrāvalī—
May you take a hundred times more pleasure than that
In this delectable offering placed before you by me
On the order of Rādhā.”

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vaktrendoḥ smita-sampadā vraja-vidhos tad-vāk-sudhā-bindubhis

vaktrendoḥ smita-sampadā vraja-vidhos tad-vāk-sudhā-bindubhis
tat-saurabhya-vimiśra-dhūpa-visarais tat-tālavṛntānilaiḥ |
tac-chrī-sagdhy-amṛtābhiṣikta-madhurair bhojyaiś ca saṁlebhire
te pañcendriya-tṛptijām atitamāṁ sambhojanīyāṁ mudam ||
(Govinda-līlāmṛta: 20.53)

“With the beauty of the smile of the moon-face
Of the Moon of Vraja,
With the drops of the nectar of his speech,
With the fresh air from the palm-leaf fans
Spreading incense combined with his [bodily] fragrance,
And with food sprinkled with the sweetness of the nectar
Of beautifully eating together with him,
They [i.e., Nanda Mahārāja along with his brothers and all of their family members] deeply felt the most elevated delight,
Produced by the satisfaction of the five senses,
During the convivial evening meal.”

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tataḥ sā tulasī rūpa-mañjarī ca vaneśvarī

tataḥ sā tulasī rūpa-mañjarī ca vaneśvarī |
bhakṣyāṇy urvaritāny āduḥ sevikālī-cayaiḥ samam ||
(Govinda-līlāmṛta: 15.142)

“Then, Tulasī, Rūpa Mañjarī,
And the lordess of the forest [i.e., Vṛndā]
Ate the remaining foods
Together with the serving sakhīs.”

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śrī-rādhikātha sagaṇā muditopaviṣṭā

śrī-rādhikātha sagaṇā muditopaviṣṭā
kāntādharāmṛtatayā parivāñchitāni |
śrī-rūpa-mañjarikayā ca vaneśayā ca
bhakṣyāṇi tāni bubhuje pariveśitāni ||
(Govinda-līlāmṛta: 15.138)

“Then, Śrī Rādhikā, along with her group,
Delightedly sat and ate the foods,
Which were greatly desired
Because of [their] containing the nectar
From the lips of her beloved,
And were served by Śrī Rūpa Mañjarikā and the lordess of the forest [i.e., Vṛndā].”

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yātas tataḥ sa harir ambuja-mandirāntaḥ

yātas tataḥ sa harir ambuja-mandirāntaḥ
śete’tra sat-kusuma-kalpita-talpa-madhye |
tāmbūla-dāna-pada-lālana-vījanādyais
tatra priyālibhir amuṁ tulasī siṣeve ||
(Govinda-līlāmṛta: 15.136)

“Hari then entered the Lotus Pavilion
And lay there
Atop a bed arranged with excellent flowers.
Tulasī served him there,
Along with her dear friends,
With an offering of tāmbūla,
A foot massage,
Fanning,
And so forth.”

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paryaveśayad etāni sarvāṇi rādhikā kramāt

paryaveśayad etāni sarvāṇi rādhikā kramāt |
tābhyāṁ saha haris tāni bubhuje kamalekṣaṇaḥ ||
(Govinda-līlāmṛta: 15.132)

“Rādhikā gradually served all these [items], and Hari, he of lotus eyes, ate them along with the two [i.e., Subala and Madhumaṅgala].

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