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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .4.154

iṣṭāpti-spṛhayā, yathā –
[ishtaapti-sprihayaa, yathaa –]
narma-karmaṭhatayā sakhī-gaṇe
[narma-karmathatayaa sakhee-gane]
drāghayaty aghaharāgrataḥ kathām |
[draaghayaty aghaharaagratah kathaam |]
gucchaka-grahaṇa-kaitavād asau
[guchchaka-grahana-kaitavaad asau]
gahvaraṁ druta-pada-kramaṁ yayau ||154||
[gahvaram druta-pada-kramam yayau ||154||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
iṣṭāpti-spṛhayā, yathā –
narma-karmaṭhatayā sakhī-gaṇe
drāghayaty aghaharāgrataḥ kathām |
gucchaka-grahaṇa-kaitavād asau
gahvaraṁ druta-pada-kramaṁ yayau ||154||
Impatience arising from a desire to attain one’s desired object: When the gopīs tried to prolong the conversation with Kṛṣṇa by expert joking, and thus delay Him, Rādhā came to the grove quickly, on the pretext of accepting a bunch of flowers.

The damsels of Vraja and Rādhārāṇī were very expert in talking cunningly, so as soon as they saw Kṛṣṇa they began their talkings; and Kṛṣṇa, pretending to go for some flowers for them, immediately left that place and entered into a mountain cave. This is another instance of eager loving exchanges on the parts of both the gopīs and Kṛṣṇa.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Durgama-saṅgamanī
Commentary

Drāghayati means “to prolong.”

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