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Rescuing the Lord from the Sea
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SYNONYMS
paṭṭa-vastra —silk garments;  alarikāre —ornaments;  samarpiyā —entrusting;  sakhi-kare —in the hands of their  gopī  friends;  sūkṣma —very fine;  śukla-vastra —white cloth;  paridhāna —putting on;  kṛṣṇa —Lord Kṛṣṇa;  lañā —taking;  kāntā-gaṇa —the beloved  gopīs ;  kailā —performed;  jala-avagāhana —bathing in the water;  jala-keli —pastimes in the water;  racilā —planned;  su-ṭhāma —very nice.
TRANSLATION
“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 of the Yamunā.
TEXT 84
সখি হে, দেখ কুষ্ণের জলকেলি-রঙে । 
  কুষ্ণ মন্ত করিবর,                      চঞ্চল কর-পুক্ষর, 
  গোপীগণ করিণীর সঙ্গে ॥ ৮৪ ॥ ধ্রু ॥
sakhi he, dekha kṛṣṇera jala-keli-raṅge  
 kṛṣṇa matta kari-vara,                      cañcala kara-puṣkara,  
 gopī-gaṇa kariṇīra saṅge
SYNONYMS
sakhi he —O my dear friends;  dekha —just see;  kṛṣṇera —of Lord Kṛṣṇa;  jala-keli —of the pastimes in the water;  raṅge —the sporting mood;  kṛṣṇa —Lord Kṛṣṇa;  matta —maddened;  kari-vara —chief elephant;  cañcala —restless;  kara-puṣkara —lotus palms;  gopī-gaṇa —the  gopīs ;  kariṇīra —of the she-elephants;  saṅge —in the company.
TRANSLATION
“My dear friends, just see Lord Kṛṣṇa’s sporting 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.
TEXT 85
আরম্ভিলা জলকেলি, অন্যোহন্যে জল ফেলাফেলি, 
  ছড়াছড়ি, বর্ষে জলধার ।