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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.33.21
gopyah sphurat-purata-kundala-kuntala-tvid-
ganda-sriya sudhita-hasa-niriksanena
manam dadhatya rsabhasya jaguh krtani
punyani tat-kara-ruha-sparsa-pramodah
SYNONYMS
gopyah -- the gopis; sphurat -- shining; purata -- golden; kundala -- of their earrings; kuntala -- and of the locks of their hair; tvit -- of the effulgence; ganda -- of their cheeks; sriya -- by the beauty; sudhita -- made nectarean; hasa -- smiling; niriksanena -- by their glances; manam -- honor; dadhatyah -- giving; rsabhasya -- of their hero; jaguh -- they sang; krtani -- the activities; punyani -- auspicious; tat -- His; kara-ruha -- of the fingernails; sparsa -- by the touch; pramodah -- greatly pleased.
TRANSLATION
The gopis honored their hero with smiling glances sweetened by the beauty Or their cheeks and the effulgence of their curly locks and glittering golden earrings. Overjoyed from the touch of His fingernails, they chanted the glories of His all-auspicious transcendental pastimes.
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