sakhi he, dekha kṛṣṇera jala-keli-raṅge
kṛṣṇa matta kari-vara, cañcala kara-puṣkara,
gopī-gaṇa kariṇīra saṅge

 sakhi he - O My dear friends; dekha - just see; kṛṣṇera - of Lord Kṛṣṇa; jala-keli - of the pastimes in the water; raá¹…ge - the sporting mood; kṛṣṇa - Lord Kṛṣṇa; matta - maddened; kari-vara - chief elephant; cañcala - restless; kara-puá¹£kara - lotus palms; gopÄ«-gaṇa - the gopÄ«s; kariṇīra - of the she-elephants; saá¹…ge - in the company.


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“My dear friends, just see Lord Kṛṣṇa’s sporting pastimes in the water! Kṛṣṇa’s restless palms resemble lotus flowers. He is just like the chief of mad elephants, and the gopīs who accompany Him are like she-elephants.

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