pṛcchatemā latā bāhūn
apy āśliṣṭā vanaspateḥ
nūnaḿ tat-karaja-spṛṣṭā
bibhraty utpulakāny aho
pricchata -- just ask; imah -- from these; latah -- creepers; bahun -- the arms (branches); api -- even though; aslishtah -- embracing; vanaspateh -- of' the tree; nunam -- certainly; tat -- of Him, Krishna; kara-ja -- by the fingernails; sprishtah -- touched; bibhrati -- they are bearing; utpulakani -- joyful eruptions on the skin; aho -- just see.
Let us ask these creepers about Krishna. Even though they are embracing the arms of their husband, this tree, they certainly must have been touched by Krishna's fingernails, since out of joy they are manifesting eruptions on their skin.
The gopis reasoned that the creepers would not show signs of rapture merely by physical contact with their husband, a tree. Thus the gopis concluded that although the creepers were embracing the strong limbs of their husband, they must have been touched by Lord Krishna as He moved through the forest.
