taṁ dṛṣṭvā jalada-śyāmaṁ
pīta-kauśeya-vāsasam
pralamba-bāhuṁ tāmrākṣaṁ
su-smitaṁ rucirānanam
sv-alaṅkṛta-mukhāmbhojaṁ
nīla-vakrālakālibhiḥ
kṛṣṇaṁ matvā striyo hrītā
nililyus tatra tatra ha

 tam - Him; dṛṣṭvā - seeing; jala-da - like a cloud; śyāmam - of dark blue complexion; pīta - yellow; kauśeya - silk; vāsasam - whose dress; pralamba - long; bāhum - whose arms; tāmra - reddish; akṣam - whose eyes; su-smitam - with a pleasing smile; rucira - charming; ānanam - face; su-alaṅkṛta - nicely decorated; mukha - face; ambhojam - lotuslike; nīla - blue; vakra - curling; ālaka-ālibhiḥ - with locks of hair; kṛṣṇam - Kṛṣṇa; matvā - thinking Him; striyaḥ - the women; hrītāḥ - becoming bashful; nililyuḥ - hid themselves; tatra tatra - here and there; ha - indeed.


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The women of the palace thought He was Lord Kṛṣṇa when they saw His dark-blue complexion the color of a rain cloud, His yellow silk garments, His long arms and red-tinged eyes, His charming lotus face adorned with a pleasing smile, His fine ornaments and His thick, curly blue hair. Thus the women became bashful and hid themselves here and there.

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