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Caitanya-caritāmṛta 1.145

agre vīkṣya śikhaṇḍa-khaṇḍam acirād utkampam ālambate guñjānāṁ ca vilokanān muhur asau sāsraṁ parikrośati no jāne janayann apūrva-naṭana-krīḍā-camatkāritāṁ bālāyāḥ kila citta-bhūmim aviśat ko ’yaṁ navīna-grahaḥ
[agre veekshya shikhanda-khandam achiraad utkampam aalambate gunjaanaam cha vilokanaan muhur asau saasram parikroshati no jaane janayann apoorva-natana-kreedaa-chamatkaaritaam baalaayaah kila chitta-bhoomim avishat ko ’yam naveena-grahah]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
agre vīkṣya śikhaṇḍa-khaṇḍam acirād utkampam ālambate guñjānāṁ ca vilokanān muhur asau sāsraṁ parikrośati no jāne janayann apūrva-naṭana-krīḍā-camatkāritāṁ bālāyāḥ kila citta-bhūmim aviśat ko ’yaṁ navīna-grahaḥ
“ ‘Upon seeing peacock feathers in front of Her, this girl suddenly begins trembling. When She sometimes sees a necklace of guñjā [small conchshells], She sheds tears and cries loudly. I do not know what kind of new ecstatic influence has entered the heart of this poor girl. It has imbued Her with the dancing attitude of a player creating wonderful, unprecedented dances on a stage.’

This verse (Vidagdha-mādhava 2.15) is spoken by Mukharā, a friend of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s grandmother, in a conversation with Paurṇamāsī, the grandmother of Madhumaṅgala.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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