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The Glories of Haridāsa Thākura
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TRANSLATION
The night was full of moonlight, which made the waves of the Ganges look dazzling. All directions were clear and bright.
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দ্বারে তুলসী লেপা-পিণ্ডির উপর । গোঁফার শোভা দেখি' লোকের জুড়ায় অন্তর ॥২৩১॥
dvāre tulasī lepā-piṇḍira upara goṅphāra śobhā dekhi' lokera juḍāya antara
SYNONYMS
dvāre —at the door;  tulasī —the  tulasī  plant;  lepā —very clean;  piṇḍira upara —on the altar;  goṅphāra śobhā —the beauty of the cave;  dekhi' —seeing;  lokera —of everyone;  juḍāya —was satisfied;  antara —the heart.
TRANSLATION
Thus everyone who saw the beauty of the cave, with the  tulasī  plant on a clean altar, was astonished and satisfied at heart.
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হেনকালে এক নারী অঙ্গনে আইল । তাঁর অঙ্গকান্ত্র্যে স্থান পীতবর্ণ হইল ॥ ২৩২ ॥
hena-kāle eka nārī aṅgane āila tāṅra aṅga-kāntye sthāna pīta-varṇa ha-ila
SYNONYMS
hena-kāle —at this time;  eka —one;  nārī —woman;  aṅgane āila —came to the courtyard;  tāṅra —her;  aṅga-kāntye —by the beauty of the body;  sthāna —that place;  pīta-varṇa ha-ila —became yellowish.
TRANSLATION
At that time, in that beautiful scene, a woman appeared in the courtyard. The beauty of her body was so bright that it tinged the entire place with a hue of yellow.