Caitanya-caritāmṛta 15.38
e kene kahibe kṛṣṇera uddeśa āmāya? e — strī-jāti latā, āmāra sakhī-prāya
[e kene kahibe krishnera uddesha aamaaya? e — stree-jaati lataa, aamaara sakhee-praaya]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
e kene kahibe kṛṣṇera uddeśa āmāya? e — strī-jāti latā, āmāra sakhī-prāya
“ ‘Why should the trees tell us where Kṛṣṇa has gone? Let us rather inquire from the creepers; they are female and are therefore like friends to us.
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