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The Lord's Inconceivable Behavior
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TRANSLATION
“The women of Vṛndāvana are just like lilies growing hot in the sun of lusty desires. But moonlike Kṛṣṇa makes them all jubilant by bestowing upon them the nectar of His hands. O My dear friend, where is My moon now? Save My life by showing Him to Me!
TEXT 39
কাহাঁ সে চূড়ার ঠাম,                      শিখিপিঞ্জের উড়ান, নব-মেঘে যেন ইন্দ্রধনু । পীতাম্বর—তড়িদ্হ্যুতি,                      মুক্তামালা—বকর্পাতি, নবান্দুদ জিনি’ শ্যামতনু ॥ ৩৯ ॥
kāhāṅ se cūḍāra ṭhāma,                      śikhi-pīñchera uḍāna, nava-meghe yena indra-dhanu pītāmbara—taḍid-dyuti,                      muktā-mālā—baka-pāṅti, navāmbuda jini’ śyāma-tanu
SYNONYMS
kāhāṅ —where;  se —that;  cūḍāra ṭhāma —beauty of the helmet;  śikhi-pīñchera uḍāna —upon which there is a peacock feather;  nava-meghe —in a new cloud;  yena —just like;  indra-dhanu —the rainbow;  pīta-ambara —yellow garments;  taḍit-dyuti —like the illumination of lightning;  muktā-mālā —pearl necklace;  baka-pāṅti —like rows of ducks;  nava-ambuda —a new rain cloud;  jini’ —conquering;  śyāma-tanu —the blackish body.
TRANSLATION
“My dear friend, where is that beautiful helmet with a peacock feather upon it like a rainbow upon a new cloud? Where are those yellow garments, shining like lightning? And where is that necklace of pearls that resemble flocks of ducks flying in the sky? The blackish body of Kṛṣṇa triumphs over the new blackish rain cloud.
TEXT 40
একবার যার নয়নে লাগে,                      সদা তার হৃদয়ে জাগে, কৃষ্ণতনু—যেন আত্র-আঠা । নারী-মনে পৈশে হায়,                      যত্নে নাহি বাহিরায়, তনু নহে,— সেয়াকুলের কাঁটা ॥ ৪০ ॥