344 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta
TEXT 217
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radha-saha kridd rasa-vrddhira karana
ara saba gopl-gana rasopakarana
SYNONYMS
radhaé-saha—with Srimati Radharant; kridd—pastimes; rasa—of mellow; vrddhira—
of the increase; karana—the cause; dra—the other; saba—all; gopi-gana—gopis; rasa-
upakarana—accessories of mellow.
TRANSLATION
All the other gopis help increase the joy of Krsna’s pastimes with Radharani. The
gopis act as the instruments of Their mutual enjoyment.
PURPORT
It is said that the gopis are divided into five groups, namely the sakhis, nitya-
sakhis, prdna-sakhis, priya-sakhis and parama-prestha-sakhis. All these fair-
complexioned associates of Srimati Radharant, the Queen of Vrndavana-dhama,
are expert artists in evoking erotic sentiments in Krsna. The parama-prestha-sakhis
are eight in number, and in the ecstatic dealings of Krsna and Radha they side.
sometimes with Krsna and at other times with Radharani, 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
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krsnera vallabha radhé krsna-prana-dhana
tanhda vinu sukha-hetu nahe gopi-gana
SYNONYMS
krsnera—of Lord Krsna; vallabhd—beloved; radha—Srimati Radharani; krsna-
prana-dhana—the wealth of the life of Lord Krsna; tdfAhd—Her; vinu—without;
sukha-hetu—cause of happiness; nahe—are not; gopi-gana—the gopis.
TRANSLATION
Radha is the beloved consort of Krsna, and She is the wealth of His life. Without
Her, the gopis cannot give Him pleasure.
