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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 18]
SYNONYMS
padminī-latā —the stems of lotus flowers;  sakhī-caya —friends of the  gopīs ;  kaila —gave;  kāro —to some of the  gopīs ;  sahāya —help;  taraṅga-haste —by the waves of the Yamunā, which are compared to hands;  patra —the lotus leaves;  samarpila —supplied;  keha —someone;  mukta —released;  keśa-pāśa —the bunches of hair;  āge —in front;  kaila —made;  adhovāsa —a lower dress;  haste —the hands;  keha —some;  kañculi —as a top dress;  dharila —held.
TRANSLATION
“The lotus stems were friends of the  gopīs  and therefore helped them by offering them lotus leaves. The lotuses pushed their large, round leaves over the surface of the water with their hands, the waves of the Yamunā, to cover the  gopīs ’ bodies. Some  gopīs  undid their hair and kept it in front of them as dresses to cover the lower portions of their bodies and used their hands as bodices to cover their breasts.
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কৃষ্ণের কলহ রাধা-সনে,      গোপীগণ সেইক্ষণে, হেমাজ্জ-বনে গেলা লুকাইতে । আকর্ষ-বপু জলে পৈশে,      মুখমাত্র জলে ভাসে, পদ্মে-মুখে না পারি চিনিতে ॥ ৯২ ॥
kṛṣṇera kalaha rādhā-sane,      gopī-gaṇa sei-kṣaṇe,   hemābja-vane gelā lukāite   ākaṇṭha-vapu jale paiśe,      mukha-mātra jale bhāse,   padme-mukhe nā pāri cinite
SYNONYMS
kṛṣṇera —of  Kṛṣṇa ;  kalaha —quarrel;  rādhā-sane —with  Rādhā ;  gopī-gaṇa —the  gopīs ;  sei-kṣaṇe —at that moment;  hema-abja —of white lotus flowers;  vane —in the forest;  gelā —went;  lukāite —to hide;  ākaṇṭha —up to the neck;  vapu —body;  jale —into the water;  paiśe —enter;  mukha-mātra —only the lotus flowers and the faces;  jale —in the water;  bhāse —float;  padme-mukhe —between the lotus flowers and the faces;  nā pāri —not able;  cinite —to discern.
TRANSLATION
“Then  Kṛṣṇa  quarreled with  Rādhārāṇī , and all the  gopīs  hid themselves in a cluster of white lotus flowers. They submerged their bodies up to their necks in the water. Only their faces floated above the surface, and the faces were indistinguishable from the lotuses.