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CC Madhya 21.127

Bengali

দুই গণ্ড সুচিক্কণ,     জিনি’ মণিসুদর্পণ,
সেই দুই পূর্ণচন্দ্র জানি ।
ললাটে অষ্টমী-ইন্দু,     তাহাতে চন্দন-বিন্দু,
সেহ এক পূর্ণচন্দ্র মানি ॥ ১২৭ ॥

Text

dui gaṇḍa sucikkaṇa,jini’ maṇi-sudarpaṇa,
sei dui pūrṇa-candra jāni
lalāṭe aṣṭamī-indu,
tāhāte candana-bindu,
sei eka pūrṇa-candra māni

Synonyms

dui — two; gaṇḍa — cheeks; su-cikkaṇa — very shiny; jini’ — conquering; maṇi-su-darpaṇa — glowing gems; sei dui — those two; pūrṇa-candra — full moons; jāni — I consider; lalāṭe — on the forehead; aṣṭamī-indu — eighth-day moon (half moon); tāhāte — on that; candana-bindu — the drop of sandalwood pulp; sei — that; eka — one; pūrṇa-candra — full moon; māni — I consider.

Translation

“Kṛṣṇa has two cheeks that shine like glowing gems. Both are considered full moons. His forehead is considered a half moon, and the spot of sandalwood there is considered a full moon.