chinna svarṇa sadṛkṣāṅgī
rakta vastrāvaguṇṭhinī
nirbandha baddha veṇīkā
cāru kāśmīra carcitā

Her body shines like lacerated gold, She is covered by a red veil, Her braid is carefully bound and She is anointed with beautiful vermilion {3}.

Stavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhyā:

When a goldsmith cuts gold with a sword the inside of the gold shines even more purely and brightly than the outside, and that somewhat resembles Śrī Rādhā’s bodily luster. Actually, it is the luster of mahābhāva that steals Kṛṣṇa’s heart, this bright golden luster is a mere example.

The Mahājanas sing Kṛṣṇa’s words as follows:

sahacarī meli,                 calala vara raṅgiṇī,
kālindī koroi sināna
kāñcana śirīṣa kusuma,          jini tanu ruci,
dinakara kiraṇe moilāna

“This most playful girl goes to the Yamunā river to bathe with Her girlfriends.
Her body is more smooth than golden Śirīṣa-flowers and makes even the sunrays look dim and drab.”

sajanī so dhanī citaka cora
corika pantha            bhori daraśāyali,
cañcala nayanaka ora.

“O friend! This girl steals My heart, and My eyes are restlessly looking down the road, hoping to catch a glimpse of Her!”

komala caraṇa,      calata ati manthara,
utapata bāluka belo,
heraite hāmāri,              sajala diṭhi paṅkaje,
duhu pāduka kori nelo

“Her slowly stepping tender feet throw up the sand of the beach and when My tear-filled eyes see this, they want to bring Her two shoes.”

cita nayana majhu,         e duhu se corāyali,
śūna hṛdaya avasāna,
manamatha pāpa, dahane  tanu jārata,
govinda dāsa bhāle jāno

“She has stolen My eyes and My mind and has left My heart empty.
Govinda dāsa knows it well, He is burning in the fire that has also corroded Cupid’s body.”

Śrīmatī’s red veil represents Her passionate love for Kṛṣṇa, and Her girlfriends have carefully braided Her hair.

milita tat tad upāntima sūtravaty
atha sudevy atha puṣpa vicitritā
kaca-tatih sudṛśo vara veṇy abhūt
madhuramāprasṛtaṁ prasṛtaṁ yayā
(Kṛṣṇa Bhāvanāmṛta 4,45)

“Sudevī bound beautiful-eyed Rādhikā’s hair with the pearl-string that was attached to Her crestjewel and with the pearlless ends of Her lalātikā and made Her braid, that fell down to Her thighs without letting any hair out, decorating it with different sweet flowers that came out here and there.”

Śrī Rādhikā’s excellent golden body is anointed with the most fragrant vermilion also.