Ki Ye Suni Sudhamaya Muralira Rava

(1) ki ye śuni sudhāmaya muralīra raba nā sambare ambare dhāya gopī saba (2) kare tuli pare keha pada-ābharaṇa keha pare nija ādha nayane añjana (3) sadana chāḍiyā keha kānanete dhāya paya-pāne śiśu chāḍi seha gopī yāya (4) eka gopīre pati dhariyā rākhila śyāma-anurāge seha tanu teyāgila (5) sakala gopīra āge pā-ila se-i rāmā gobinda-dāsa kahe ki diba upamā

(1) Hearing Krishna's nectar flute-music, the gopis ran. They took no care that their garments were properly arranged. (2) Some gopis placed their anklets around their wrists. Other gopis decorated only half their eyes with black kajjala. (3) Leaving their homes, some gopis ran to the forest. Suddenly stopping feeding milk to their infants, other gopis also ran. (4) Forcibly stopped by their husbands, other gopis left their bodies. They were rapt in love for dark Krishna. (5) One gopi was the foremost. She was the goddess of fortune Herself. Govinda dasa says: What metaphors and similes can I speak that will do justice to Her glories?