Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 3
Sanskrit:
दृष्ट्वा कुमुद्वन्तमखण्डमण्डलंरमाननाभं नवकुङ्कुमारुणम् । वनं च तत्कोमलगोभी रञ्जितंजगौ कलं वामदृशां मनोहरम् ॥ ३ ॥
ITRANS:
dṛṣṭvā kumudvantam akhaṇḍa-maṇḍalaṁramānanābhaṁ nava-kuṅkumāruṇamvanaṁ ca tat-komala-gobhī rañjitaṁjagau kalaṁ vāma-dṛśāṁ manoharam
Translation:
Lord Kṛṣṇa saw the unbroken disk of the full moon glowing with the red effulgence of newly applied vermilion, as if it were the face of the goddess of fortune. He also saw the kumuda lotuses opening in response to the moon’s presence and the forest gently illumined by its rays. Thus the Lord began to play sweetly on His flute, attracting the minds of the beautiful-eyed gopīs.
Purport:
The word jagau in this verse indicates that Lord Kṛṣṇa played songs on His flute, as confirmed in text 40 by the words kā stry aṅga te kala-padāyata-veṇu-gītā. The word ramā may indicate not only Lord Viṣṇu’s consort but also Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, the original goddess of fortune. Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared in the dynasty of the moon-god, and the moon plays a prominent role here in preparing for the Lord’s entrance into the midst of the rāsa dance.