After their earlier pastimes, Krishna and the gopis entered a grove. They had put their garments in order. Vrinda brought dates, bananas, jackfruit, mangoes, and jambu fruit. Radha and Krishna admired the fruits' colors and fragrance. Through those fruits They praised the trees that had borne them. Their companions had brought another offering.
The sakhis presented five kinds of sweets from home. They were Karpura-keli and Piyusha-parva, Amrita-keli, Sidhu-vilasa, and Ananga-gutika. Radha and Krishna tasted them together. Their faces shone with smiles as They ate. The maidservants then offered Krishna prepared betel leaves.
The poet pictures Krishna's smiling face as a moon above blue sapphire. His teeth become stars within that moon. Radha's eyes filled with tears of joy as She looked at Him. Her eyes are compared with moonstones that release water under moonlight. Her composure gave way before His presence. Krishna then drew Her attention to the trees.
The breeze was stirring their closely gathered leaves. Small flecks of moonlight fell through the gaps. Krishna asked Radha to look at them. He imagined the moon sending its rays to serve Vrindavan. The friendly wind seemed to sift that light through the leaves. Then He suggested resting on the flower bed in the wish-fulfilling grove.
He took Radha's hand. They reclined together upon the bed, with His arm around Her. The attendants could now perform the foot service they desired. Two came to the end of the bed. Each rested the lotus feet of her beloved Lord or Lady upon her lap. Their joyful tears were pictured as water offered in worship.
Because those feet were so tender, they held them carefully in their hands. The poet likens their moving hands to red lotus buds. Their bracelets rang as they continued the massage. Other attendants cooled Radha and Krishna with fans made of flowers. The fans moved to the sound of their bracelets. Breath becomes incense, nails become lamps, and glances become garlands in the poet's comparisons.
Other maidservants stood at Their sides with betel. The leaves held measured portions of areca, camphor, and cloves. The attendants placed the preparations in Their mouths. The poet compares those serving hands with tender shoots. The maidservants themselves become golden vines in his image. They rejoice in the radiance of the two spotless, moonlike faces.
Krishna spoke to Radha about the attendants. Their eyes were heavy, and their bodies were perspiring. He asked Radha to let them go and rest. If Her feet were still tired, He would tend them Himself. Hearing Him, the attendants understood His wish and left the grove. The poet compares their departure with worshippers leaving a shrine after receiving a blessing.