32 / Description of the Rāsa Dance
Thus hearing the  Supreme Personality  of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, speaking to pacify them, the  gopīs  became very much pleased. And not only by hearing His words, but also by touching the hands and legs of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, they became completely relieved from the great suffering of separation. After this, the Supreme Personality of Godhead began His  rāsa  dance. When one dances in the midst of many girls, it is called a  rāsa  dance. So Kṛṣṇa began to dance among the most beautiful and fortunate girls within the three worlds. The  gopīs  of Vṛndāvana, who were so attracted to Him, danced with Kṛṣṇa, hand in hand.
Kṛṣṇa's  rāsa  dance should never be compared with any kind of material dance, such as a ball dance or a society dance. The  rāsa  dance is a completely spiritual performance. In order to establish this fact, Kṛṣṇa, the supreme mystic, expanded Himself in many forms and stood beside each  gopī . Placing His hands on the shoulders of the  gopīs  on both sides of Him, He began to dance in their midst. The mystic expansions of Kṛṣṇa were not perceived by the  gopīs  because Kṛṣṇa appeared alone to each of them. Each  gopī  thought that Kṛṣṇa was dancing with her alone. Above that wonderful dance flew many airplanes carrying the denizens of the heavenly planets, who were very anxious to see the wonderful dance of Kṛṣṇa with the  gopīs . The Gandharvas and Kinnaras began to sing, and, accompanied by their respective wives, all the Gandharvas began to shower flowers on the dancers.
As the  gopīs  and Kṛṣṇa danced together, a very blissful musical sound was produced from the tinkling of their bells, ornaments and bangles. It appeared that Kṛṣṇa was a greenish sapphire locket in the midst of a golden necklace decorated with valuable stones. While Kṛṣṇa and the  gopīs  danced they displayed extraordinary bodily features. The movements of their legs, their placing their hands on one another, the movements of their
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