Ādi-līlā, Chapter 4
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personal associates of Rādhārāṇī, the damsels of Vraja, are direct expansions of Her body. As expansions of Her personal form and transcendental disposition, they are agents of different reciprocations of love in the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa, under the supreme direction of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. In the transcendental realm, enjoyment is fully relished in variety. The exuberance of transcendental mellow is increased by the association of a large number of personalities similar to Rādhārāṇī, who are also known as  gopīs  or  sakhīs . The variety of innumerable mistresses is a source of relish for Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and therefore these expansions from Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī are necessary for enhancing the pleasure potency of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Their transcendental exchanges of love are the superexcellent affairs of the pastimes in Vṛndāvana. By these expansions of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī's personal body, She helps Lord Kṛṣṇa taste the  rāsa  dance and similar other activities. Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, being the central petal of the  rāsa-līlā  flower, is also known by the names found in the following verses.
TEXT 82
গোবিন্দানন্দিনী, রাধা, গোবিন্দমোহিনী ।
গোবিন্দসর্বস্ব, সর্বকান্তা-শিরোমণি ॥ ৮২ ॥
govindānandinī, rādhā, govinda-mohinī   govinda-sarvasva, sarva-kāntā-śiromaṇi
SYNONYMS
govinda-ānandinī —who gives pleasure to Govinda;  rādhā —Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī;  govinda-mohinī —who mystifies Govinda;  govinda-sarvasva —the all-and-all of Lord Govinda;  sarva-kāntā —of all the Lord's lovers;  śiromaṇi —the crown jewel.
TRANSLATION
Rādhā is the one who gives pleasure to Govinda, and She is also the enchantress of Govinda. She is the be-all and end-all of Govinda, and the crest jewel of all His consorts.
TEXT 83
দেবী কৃষ্ণময়ী প্রোক্তা রাধিকা পরদেবতা ।
সর্বলন্মীময়ী সর্বকান্তি: সম্মোহিনী পরা ॥ ৮৩ ॥
devī kṛṣṇamayī proktā   rādhikā para-devatā   sarva-lakṣmīmayī sarva-   kāntiḥ sanmohinī parā
SYNONYMS
devī —who shines brilliantly;  kṛṣṇa-mayī —nondifferent from Lord Kṛṣṇa;  proktā —called;  rādhikā —Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī;  para-devatā —most worshipable;  sarva-lakṣmī-