rādhāyāḥ kṛṣṇa-viśleṣottha-manaḥ-pīḍayā suṣṭhu glāniṁ dṛṣṭvā vikalā satī lalitā-devī unmatteva pūrvoddiṣṭa-haṁsa-dvārā kṛṣṇāya sandiśati |
kuvalaya-dṛśaḥ indīvara-nayanāyāḥ śrī-rādhāyāḥ adya samprati asau prasiddhā āyāsya iti pratyāgamanāvasaram avekṣamāṇā bhavatas tavāśaiva sahacarī sakhī prāṇān avati rakṣati |
tat tu kevalaṁ balād eva kaṣṭa-sṛṣṭyā, na tv akleśena |
kiṁ kurvatī ? saṅgam amuñcatī |
nanu bhavādṛśas tasyāḥ parama-premavatyaḥ sakhyaḥ sahasraśaḥ santi, kim ity āśāyāḥ kevalaṁ tat-saṅgātyāgas tatra hetuṁ vadantī viśinaṣṭi—yataḥ parijanaiḥ asmādṛśair vimuktāyāḥ santyaktāyāḥ |
etad api kutaḥ ? tatrāpi hetu-garbhaṁ viśinaṣṭi |
kimbhūtais taiḥ ? pratīkārārambhe tad-ādhi-śamanopāyodyame ślathā nirbandha-śūnyā matir yeṣāṁ taiḥ |
nanu tad api kutaḥ ? tatrāpi hetuṁ vadantī prāha—kimbhūtāyās tasyāḥ ? vyaktaṁ prakaṭam atyadbhutaṁ yat svara-janyaṁ kadanaṁ pīḍā tad bhajata iti tathā tasyāḥ |
na hy anya-nidānaka-vyādhir anya-pratīkāropacāraiḥ śāmyatīty arthaḥ |
ata evodyat-pariṇateḥ udgacchantī pariṇatiḥ pariṇāmaḥ caramāvasthā yasyās tathābhūtāyāḥ ||