Gopalacampu 1.34.25

1.34.25

[19] atha rātri-kathāyām ārabdha-prathāyāṃ śrī-rādhā-mādhavayor agrataḥ snigdhakaṇṭha uvāca-ayi samprati santata-labdha-kṛṣṇāsañjane tat-kānti-nartita-netra-khañjane sarvādhike śrī-rādhike punar idaṃ purā-vṛttaṃ karṇa-vṛttaṃ kriyatām | athavā tadā ratha-patham āgate sasamāje vraja-yuvarāje tat-preyasīnāṃ vṛttaṃ man-mati-vṛttim ativṛttaṃ kathaṃ kathayituṃ śaknomi ?

Now, when the evening narration had begun to unfold, Snigdhakaṇṭha said before Śrī Rādhā and Mādhava: "Ah, O supreme Śrī Rādhikā, whose eye-wagtails dance to Kṛṣṇa's splendour, you who are constantly united with him! Let this past tale once again reach your ears. Or rather, how can I narrate the story of his beloveds when the young prince of Vraja, accompanied by his company, set out on the chariot's path—a matter that surpasses the range of my mind?