PLATE FIVE
“In His half-external consciousness, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu talked like a madman. The devotees could distinctly hear Him speaking to the sky. ‘Seeing the River Yamunā,’ He said, ‘I went to Vṛndāvana. There I saw the son of Nanda Mahārāja performing His sporting pastimes in the water. Lord Kṛṣṇa was in the water of the Yamunā in the company of the  gopīs , headed by Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. They were performing pastimes in a great sporting manner. I saw the pastimes as I stood on the bank of the Yamunā in the company of the  gopīs . One  gopī  was showing some other  gopīs  the pastimes of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in the water. All the  gopīs  entrusted their silken garments and ornaments to the care of their friends and then put on fine white cloth. Taking His beloved  gopīs  with Him, Lord Kṛṣṇa bathed and performed very nice pastimes in the water. Kṛṣṇa’s restless palms resemble lotus flowers. He is just like a chief of mad elephants, and the  gopīs  who accompany Him are like she-elephants. The sporting pastimes in the water began, and everyone started splashing water back and forth. In the tumultuous showers of water, no one could be certain which party was winning and which was losing. This sporting water fight increased unlimitedly.’” ( pp.153-156 )