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saudamini pitambara, sthira nahe nirantara, mukta-hara baka-panti bhala

indra-dhanu sikhi-pakha, upare diyache dekha, ara dhanu vaijayanti-mala

SYNONYMS

saudamini—lightning; pita-ambara—the yellow dress; sthira—still; nahe—is not; nirantara—always; mukta-hara—the necklace of pearls; baka-panti bhala—like a line of ducks; indra-dhanu—the bow of Indra (a rainbow); sikhi-pakha—the peacock feather; upare—on the head; diyache dekha—is seen; ara dhanu—another rainbow; vaijayanti-mala—the vaijayanti garland "Krsna’s yellow dress looks exactly like restless lightning in the sky, and the pearl necklace on His neck appears like a line of ducks flying below a cloud.

Both the peacock feather on His head and His vaijayanti garland (containing flowers of five colors) resemble rainbows.