rāga-tāmbūla-rāge adhara ujjvala
prema-kauṭilya — netra-yugale kajjala

 rāga - of love; tāmbūla - of the betel nut; rāge - by the reddish color; adhara - lips; ujjvala - brilliant; prema-kauṭilya - the double dealings in loving affairs; netra-yugale - on the two eyes; kajjala - the ointment.


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“Her attachment for Kṛṣṇa is the reddish color of betel nuts on Her brilliant lips. Her double-dealings in loving affairs constitute the black ointment around Her eyes.

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