avaśya kahibe, — pāñāche kṛṣṇera darśane
eta anumāni’ puche tulasy-ādi-gaṇe
Translation:
“ ‘They will certainly tell us where Kṛṣṇa has gone, since they have seen Him personally.’ ” Guessing in this way, the gopīs inquired from the plants and creepers, headed by tulasī.