CC Antya 15.43
TEXT 43
āge mṛgī-gaṇa dekhi’ kṛṣṇāṅga-gandha pāñā
tāra mukha dekhi’ puchena nirṇaya kariyā
SYNONYMS
āge—in front; mṛgī-gaṇa—the deer; dekhi’—seeing; kṛṣṇa-aṅga-gandha—the aroma of Kṛṣṇa’s body; pāñā—getting; tāra mukha—their faces; dekhi’—seeing; puchena—inquire; nirṇaya kariyā—making certain.
TRANSLATION
The gopīs then came upon a group of she-deer. Smelling the aroma of Kṛṣṇa’s body and seeing the faces of the deer, the gopīs inquired from them to ascertain if Kṛṣṇa was nearby.