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tāḥ samādāya kālindyā
nirviśya pulinaṁ vibhuḥ
vikasat-kunda-mandāra
surabhy-anila-ṣaṭpadam

śarac-candrāṁśu-sandoha-
dhvasta-doṣā-tamaḥ śivam
kṛṣṇāyā hasta-taralā
cita-komala-vālukam

tāḥ — those gopīs; samādāya — taking; kālindyāḥ — of the Yamunā; nirviśya — entering upon; pulinam — the bank; vibhuḥ — the almighty Supreme Lord; vikasat — blooming; kunda-mandāra — of kunda and mandāra flowers; surabhi — fragrant; anila — with the breeze; sat-padam — with bees; śarat — autumnal; candra — of the moon; aṁśu — of the rays; sandoha — by the abundance; dhvasta — dispelled; doṣā — of the night; tamaḥ — the darkness; śivam — auspicious; kṛṣṇāyāḥ — of the river Yamunā; hasta — like hands; tarala — by her waves; ācita — collected; komala — soft; vālukam — sand.

The almighty Lord then took the gopīs with Him to the bank of the Kālindī, who with the hands of her waves had scattered piles of soft sand upon the shore. In that auspicious place the breeze, bearing the fragrance of blooming kunda and mandāra flowers, attracted many bees, and the abundant rays of the autumn moon dispelled the darkness of night.

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