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varse sthira tadid-gana, since syama nava-ghana, ghana varse tadit-upare
sakhi-ganera nayana, trsita cataka-gana, sei amrta sukhe pana kare
SYNONYMS
varse—in that shower; sthira—fixed; tadit-gana—streaks of lightning; since—sprinkle; syama—blackish; nava-ghana—new cloud; ghana—the cloud; varse—rains; tadit-upare—upon the streaks of lightning; sakhi-ganera—of the gopis; nayana—the eyes; trsita—thirsty; cataka-gana—cataka birds; sei amrta—that nectar; sukhe—in happiness; pana kare—drink "The gopis were like steady streaks of lightning, and Krsna resembled a blackish cloud.
The lightning began sprinkling water upon the cloud, and the cloud upon the lightning.
Like thirsty cataka birds, the eyes of the gopis joyously drank the nectarean water from the cloud.