Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 33: The Rāsa Dance

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.33.12

kasyāścin nātya-vikshipta

kundala-tvisha-manditam

gandam gande sandadhatyāh

prādāt tāmbūla-carvitam

SYNONYMS

kasyāścitto a certain gopī; nātya — by the dancing; vikshipta — shaken; kundala — whose earrings; tvisha — with the glitter; manditam — adorned; gandam — her cheek; gande — next to His cheek; sandadhatyāh — who was placing; prādātHe carefully gave; tāmbūla — the betel nut; carvitam — chewed .

TRANSLATION

Next to Krishna's cheek one gopī put her own, beautified by the effulgence of her earrings, which glittered as she danced. Krishna then carefully gave her the betel nut He was chewing.

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