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Caitanya-caritāmṛta 18.25

tābhir yutaḥ śramam apohitum aṅga-saṅga- ghṛṣṭa-srajaḥ sa kuca-kuṅkuma-rañjitāyāḥ gandharva-pālibhir anudruta āviśad vāḥ śrānto gajībhir ibha-rāḍ iva bhinna-setuḥ
[taabhir yutah shramam apohitum anga-sanga- ghrishta-srajah sa kucha-kunkuma-ranjitaayaah gandharva-paalibhir anudruta aavishad vaah shraanto gajeebhir ibha-raad iva bhinna-setuh]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tābhir yutaḥ śramam apohitum aṅga-saṅga- ghṛṣṭa-srajaḥ sa kuca-kuṅkuma-rañjitāyāḥ gandharva-pālibhir anudruta āviśad vāḥ śrānto gajībhir ibha-rāḍ iva bhinna-setuḥ
“As an independent leader among elephants enters the water with its female elephants, Kṛṣṇa, who is transcendental to the Vedic principles of morality, entered the water of the Yamunā with the gopīs. His chest had brushed against their breasts, crushing His flower garland and coloring it with red kuṅkuma powder. Attracted by the fragrance of that garland, humming bumblebees followed Kṛṣṇa like celestial beings of Gandharvaloka. In this way, Lord Kṛṣṇa mitigated the fatigue of the rāsa dance.”

This verse is from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.33.22).

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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