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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
TEXT 217
রাধাসহ ক্রীড়া রস-রুজির কারণ ।
আর সব গোপীগণ রসোপকরণ ॥ ২১৭ ॥
rādhā-saha krīḍā rasa-vṛddhira kāraṇa āra saba gopī-gaṇa rasopakaraṇa
SYNONYMS
rādhā-saha —with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī;  krīḍā —pastimes;  rasa —of mellow;  vṛddhira —of the increase;  kāraṇa —the cause;  āra —the other;  saba —all;  gopī-gaṇa — gopīs ;  rasa-upakaraṇa —accessories of mellow.
TRANSLATION
All the other  gopīs  help increase the joy of Kṛṣṇa's pastimes with Rādhārāṇī. The  gopīs  act as the instruments of Their mutual enjoyment.
PURPORT
It is said that the  gopīs  are divided into five groups, namely the  sakhīs ,  nitya-sakhīs ,  prāṇa-sakhīs ,  priya-sakhīs  and  parama-preṣṭha-sakhīs . All these fair-complexioned associates of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, the Queen of Vṛndāvana-dhāma, are expert artists in evoking erotic sentiments in Kṛṣṇa. The  parama-preṣṭha-sakhīs  are eight in number, and in the ecstatic dealings of Kṛṣṇa and Rādhā they side sometimes with Kṛṣṇa and at other times with Rādhārāṇī, just to create a situation in which it appears that they favor one against the other. That makes the exchange of mellows more palatable.
TEXT 218
কৃষ্ণের বলতা রাধা কৃষ্ণ-প্রাণধন ।
তাঁহা বিন্দু স্বথহেতু নহে গোপীগণ ॥ ২১৮ ॥
kṛṣṇera vallabhā rādhā kṛṣṇa-prāṇa-dhana tāṅhā vinu sukha-hetu nahe gopī-gaṇa
SYNONYMS
kṛṣṇera —of Lord Kṛṣṇa;  vallabhā —beloved;  rādhā —Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī;  kṛṣṇa-prāṇa-dhana —the wealth of the life of Lord Kṛṣṇa;  tāṅhā —Her;  vinu —without;  sukha-hetu —cause of happiness;  nahe —are not;  gopī-gaṇa —the  gopīs .
TRANSLATION
Rādhā is the beloved consort of Kṛṣṇa, and She is the wealth of His life. Without Her, the  gopīs  cannot give Him pleasure.