Text 80] Talks Between the Lord and Ramananda Raya 131

tionships is completely manifest. Love of Godhead lacks nothing in the conjugal
stage. The summary of this verse is that paternal love of Godhead is certainly
higher than fraternal love and that conjugal love is higher yet. It was when Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu requested Ramananda Raya to go further that he came to
the point of the conjugal relationship, which is the highest perfectional stage of
transcendental love.

TEXT 80

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nayarn Sriyo ‘nga u nitanta-rateh prasadah
svar-yositam nalina-gandha-rucarm kuto ‘nyah

rasotsave ‘sya bhuja-danda-grhita-kantha-
labdhasisar ya udagad-vraja-sundarinam

SYNONYMS

na—not; ayam—this; sriyah—of the goddess of fortune; ange—on the chest;
u—alas; nitanta-rateh—who is very intimately related; prasidah—the favor;
svah—of the heavenly planets; yositam—of women; nalina—of the lotus flower;
gandha—having the aroma; rucém—and bodily luster; kutah—much less;
anyah—others; rasa-utsave—in the festival of the rasa dance; asya—of Lord Sri
Krsna; bhuja-danda—by the arms; grhita—embraced; kantha—their necks;
labdha-asisam—who achieved such a blessing; yah—which; udagat—became
manifest; vraja-sundarinam—of the beautiful gopis, the transcendental girls of
Vrajabhimi.

TRANSLATION

“ “When Lord Sri Krsna was dancing with the gopis in the rasa-lila, the gopis
were embraced by the arms of the Lord. This transcendental favor was never
bestowed upon the goddess of fortune or the other consorts in the spiritual
world. Indeed, never was such a thing even imagined by the most beautiful
girls in the heavenly planets whose bodily luster and aroma resemble the lotus
flower. And what to speak of worldly women who are very beautiful according
to the material estimation?’

PURPORT

This verse (Bhag. 10.47.60) was spoken by Uddhava when he visited Sri
Vrndavana to deliver a message from Krsna to the gopis. Uddhava remained in
Vindavana to observe the movements of the gopis there. When he saw the
