Text 166] Talks Between the Lord and Ramananda Raya 191

TRANSLATION

“Srimati Radharani is the topmost spiritual gem, and the other gopis—
Lalita, Visakha and so on—are expansions of Her spiritual body.

TEXT 166

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radhd-prati krsna-sneha—sugandhi udvartana
ta’te ati sugandhi deha—ujjvala-varana

SYNONYMS

radha-prati—toward Srimati Radharani; krspa-sneha—the affection of Lord
Krsna; su-gandhi udvartana—perfumed massage; ta’te—in that; ati—very; su-
gandhi—perfumed; deha—the body; ujjvala—brilliant; varana—luster.

TRANSLATION

“Srimati Radharani’s transcendental body is brilliant in luster and full of all
transcendental flavors. Lord Krsna’s affection for Her is like a perfumed
massage.

PURPORT

Sugandhi udvartana refers to a paste made of several perfumes and flavored
oils. This paste is massaged all over the body, and in this way the body's dirt and
perspiration are removed. Srimati Radharani’s body is automatically perfumed, but
when Her body is massaged with the scented paste of Lord Krsna’s affection, Her
entire body is doubly perfumed and made brilliant and lustrous. This is the begin-
ning of Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami's description of Srimati Radharani’s transcen-
dental body. This description is based on the book known as Premambhoja-
maranda compiled by $ri Raghunatha dasa Gosvami. Srila Kaviraja Gosvamt's de-
scriptions in verses 165-181 are based on this book. A translation of the original
Sanskrit as described by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura reads as follows:

“The love of the gopis for Krsna is full of transcendental ecstasy. It appears to be
a brilliant jewel, and enlightened by such a transcendental jewel, Radharani’s body
is further perfumed and decorated with kunkuma. In the morning Her body is
bathed in the nectar of compassion, in the afternoon in the nectar of youth, and in
the evening in the nectar of luster itself. In this way the bathing is performed, and
Her body becomes as brilliant as the cintaémani jewel. Her dress is composed of
various kinds of silken garments, which may be compared to Her natural shyness.
