kṛṣṇera kalaha rÄdhÄ-sane, gopÄ«-gaṇa sei-ká¹£aṇe,
hemÄbja-vane gelÄ lukÄite
Äkaṇṭha-vapu jale paiÅ›e, mukha-mÄtra jale bhÄse,
padme-mukhe nÄ pÄri cinite

 kṛṣṇera - of Kṛṣṇa; kalaha - quarrel; rÄdhÄ-sane - with RÄdhÄ; gopÄ«-gaṇa - the gopÄ«s; sei-ká¹£aṇe - at that moment; hema-abja - of white lotus flowers; vane - in the forest; gelÄ - went; lukÄite - to hide; Äkaṇṭha - up to the neck; vapu - body; jale - into the water; paiÅ›e - enter; mukha-mÄtra - only the lotus flowers and the faces; jale - in the water; bhÄse - float; padme-mukhe - between the lotus flowers and the faces; nÄ pÄri - not able; cinite - to discern.


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“Then Kṛṣṇa quarreled with RÄdhÄrÄṇī, and all the gopÄ«s hid themselves in a cluster of white lotus flowers. They submerged their bodies up to their necks in the water. Only their faces floated above the surface, and the faces were indistinguishable from the lotuses.

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