PLATE NINE
“Whenever Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī leaves Her house, She is always well-dressed and attractive. It is Her womanly nature to attract Śrī Krṣṇa’s attention, and upon seeing Her so attractively dressed, Śrī Krṣṇa desires to touch Her body. The Lord then finds some fault in Her and prohibits Her from going to a river crossing and stops Her from picking flowers. Such are the pastimes between Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and Śrī Krṣṇa. Being a cowherd girl, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī regularly carries a container of milk and often goes to sell it on the other side of the Yamunā. To cross the river, She has to pay the boatman, and the spot where the boatman collects his fares is called the  dāna-ghāṭi . Lord Śrī Krṣṇa stops Her from going, telling Her, ‘First You have to pay the fee; then You will be allowed to go.’ This pastime is called  dāna-keli-līlā .” (pp.305-306)