Gopalacampu 1.22.100

1.22.100

[53] tatra tayā samadhutayā madhuraṃ puṣpavṛndaṃ tathā praveśadeśe niveśitam, yathā tallolubha-śubhaṃyumadhukaranikarā eva dauvārikā iva nivārakā jātāḥ | [54] te hi praveśārambhata eva dhṛtasaṃrambhāḥ praviśatām abhimukhaṃ dhāvantaḥ svakaśilīmukhatām arthāntareṇāpi prathayanti sma | [55] atha kathañcana ślathatāṃ cirataḥ prathayamāneṣu teṣu kramaśaḥ sarvās tarvādipallavavellanapūrvakam āviddhapaddhatitayā praviśya param apūrvaṃ tad dhāma niśāmayāmāsuḥ, yathā-

[53] There, sweetly and along with honey, a cluster of flowers was placed by her at the entrance in such a manner that swarms of fortunate bees, greedy for them, acted like gatekeepers turning people away. [54] Indeed, from the very beginning of the entrance, having grown agitated and flying directly toward those entering, they manifested the meaning of their name 'arrow' (śilīmukha) in an alternative sense as well. [55] Then, when they somehow grew lax after a long time, all [the gopīs] gradually entered by pushing aside the foliage of the trees and tracing the path, and beheld that supremely unprecedented abode, as follows: