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CC Antya 18.89

Text

kṛṣṇa rādhā lañā bale,gelā kaṇṭha-daghna jale,
chāḍilā tāhāṅ, yāhāṅ agādha pānī
teṅho kṛṣṇa-kaṇṭha dhari’,
bhāse jalera upari,
gajotkhāte yaiche kamalinī

Synonyms

kṛṣṇa — Lord Kṛṣṇa; rādhā — Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; lañā — taking; bale — forcibly; gelā — went; kaṇṭha-daghna — up to the neck; jale — in water; chāḍilā — let go; tāhāṅ — there; yāhāṅ — where; agādha — very deep; pānī — water; teṅho — She; kṛṣṇa-kaṇṭha — the neck of Kṛṣṇa; dhari’ — capturing; bhāse — floats; jalera upari — on the water; gaja-utkhāte — plucked by an elephant; yaiche — like; kamalinī — a lotus flower.

Translation

“Kṛṣṇa forcibly swept Rādhārāṇī away and took Her into water up to Her neck. Then He released Her where the water was very deep. She grasped Kṛṣṇa’s neck, however, and floated on the water like a lotus flower plucked by the trunk of an elephant.