Gopalacampu 1.2.15

1.2.15

[10] atha punar vyākulī-bhavantī sā śubhra-dantī rasāntareṇa tābhiḥ sāntvitī-kriyate | tad-dine tu tad idam ācacakṣe: "aśeṣa-maṅgala-saṅgatācaraṇānāṃ śrī-vrajeśa-gṛhiṇī-caraṇānām ādeśa-praveśa āsīt, æhanta, sarvā evārvācīna-vayasaḥ samāgatāḥ, mat-prāṇādhikā rādhikā katham adhunāpi nāgatā?' iti |" tad evam avadhāritavatī śrī-rādhāpi sāvadhānī-bhavantī, śīghram eva prātar aucitīṃ vidhāya, sarvābhir evopaśāya-viśāya-valitābhiḥ kalyam ākalya militābhir lalitā-viśākhādi-sakhibhiḥ sārdhaṃ śrī-vrajādhīśvaryā dhāma jagāma | gatvā ca, parama-kānta-sva-kānti-kandalībhir antima-gatābhīra-kāntāḥ samantād apy antar-bahir api devayāmāsa | [11] yatra tāsāṃ nirnimeṣatā ca jātā | sambhāvanāvatī bhāvanā ceyaṃ,
"adhi-vidhu nīlāmbuja-yugam api tila-puṣpaṃ sabandhūkam |
yasyāṃ kanaka-latāyāṃ seyaṃ kṛṣṇāṅganā citram || [upagīti]

Then, as she became distraught again, that maiden of white teeth was comforted by them through a different mood. On that day, however, this was announced: "An order arrived from the venerable feet of the queen of Vraja, who performs all auspicious deeds: 'Alas, all the young girls have arrived; why has Rādhikā, dearer to me than my own life, not yet come?'" Having thus comprehended, Śrī Rādhā too, becoming attentive, quickly performed her morning duties, and in the early morning, having met with all her friends such as Lalitā and Viśākhā, who were joined in waking from sleep, she went to the abode of the queen of Vraja. Having gone there, through the sprouts of her supremely lovely splendor, she made the cowherd maidens gathered at the edge shine brightly on all sides, both within and without. And there they became unblinking. And this was their imaginative reflection:
"Upon a moon, a pair of blue lotuses, a sesame flower, and a bandhūka blossom— / that such is found on a golden creeper, this woman of Kṛṣṇa's, is a marvel!" // 4