162 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 18

pase—by their side; asi’ asi’—coming closer; karaye milana—they meet; nila-
abje—the bluish lotus flowers; hema-abje—with the white lotus flowers;
theke—collide; yuddha—a fight; haya—there is; prati-eke—with one another;
kautuke—in great fun; dekhe—see; tire—on the bank; sakhi-gana—the gopis.

TRANSLATION

“Many white lotus flowers were floating in the water, and as many bluish
lotus flowers came nearby. As they came close together, the white and blue
lotuses collided and began fighting with one another. The gopis on the bank
of the Yamuna watched with great amusement.

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DEA S-TSA, ALS YAS YNA,
Hq CALS Slay Versi |
Bie lea, WAG xB YsA-1,

BHAT CHA GSSIPA I de Il

cakravaka-mandala, prthak prthak yugala,
jala haite karila udgama
uthila padma-mandala, prthak prthak yugala,
cakravake kaila 4cchadana

SYNONYMS

cakravaka-mandala—the globes of cakravaka birds; prthak prthak—separate;
yugala—couples; jala haite—from the water; karila—made; udgama—ap-
pearance; uthila—arose; padma-mandala—the circle of lotus flowers; prthak
prthak —separate; yugala—couples; cakravake—the cakravaka birds; kaila—did;
acchadana—covering.

TRANSLATION

“When the raised breasts of the gopis, which resembled the globelike
bodies of cakravaka birds, emerged from the water in separate couples, the
bluish lotuses of Krsna’s hands rose to cover them.

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BPSet ae ace rat, YAB ois Zster,
amici Cret faratae |
