यस्यानुरागललितस्मितवल्गुमन्त्र- लीलावलोकपरिरम्भणरासगोष्ठाम् । नीता: स्म न: क्षणमिव क्षणदा विना तं गोप्य: कथं न्वतितरेम तमो दुरन्तम् ॥ २९ ॥
yasyānurāga-lalita-smita-valgu-mantra līlāvaloka-parirambhaṇa-rāsa-goṣṭhām nītāḥ sma naḥ kṣaṇam iva kṣaṇadā vinā taṁ gopyaḥ kathaṁ nv atitarema tamo durantam
- yasya
- whose
- anurāga
- with loving affection
- lalita
- charming
- smita
- (where there were) smiles
- valgu
- attractive
- mantra
- intimate discussions
- līlā
- playful
- avaloka
- glances
- parirambhaṇa
- and embraces
- rāsa
- of the rāsa dance
- goṣṭhām
- to the assembly
- nītāḥ sma
- who were brought
- naḥ
- for us
- kṣaṇam
- a moment
- iva
- like
- kṣaṇadāḥ
- the nights
- vinā
- without
- tam
- Him
- gopyaḥ
- O gopīs
- katham
- how
- nu
- indeed
- atitarema
- will we cross over
- tamaḥ
- the darkness
- durantam
- insurmountable
When He brought us to the assembly of the rāsa dance, where we enjoyed His affectionate and charming smiles, His delightful secret talks, His playful glances and His embraces, we passed many nights as if they were a single moment. O gopīs, how can we possibly cross over the insurmountable darkness of His absence?