Texts 204-5] Talks Between the Lord and Ramananda Raya 215

sakhi vind ei lila pusta nahi haya
sakhi lila vistariya, sakhi dsvadaya

SYNONYMS
sakhi vind—without the gopis; ei l7la—these pastimes; pusta—nourshed; nahi
haya—are never; sakhi—the gopis; lili—the pastimes; vistériya—expanding;
sakhi—the gopis; dsvaidaya—taste this mellow.

TRANSLATION

“Without the gopis, these pastimes between Radha and Krsna cannot be
nourished. Only by their cooperation are such pastimes broadcast. It is their
business to taste the mellows.

TEXTS 204-205

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sakhi vind ei lilaya anyera nahi gati
sakhi-bhave ye tarre kare anugati

radha-krsna-kufijasevd-sddhya sei paya
sei sidhya pdaite dra nahika upaya

SYNONYMS

sakhi vina—without the gopis; ei lilaya—in these pastimes; anyera—of others;
nahi—there is not; gati—entrance; sakhi-bhave—in the mood of the gopis; ye—
anyone who; tafre—Lord Krsna; kare—does; anugati—following; radha-krsna—
of Radha and Krsna; kufija-sevai—of service in the kufijas, or gardens, of
Vrndavana; sddhya—the goal; sei paya—he gets; sei—that; sadhya—achieve-
ment; pdite—to receive; dra—other; nahika—there is not; updya—means.

TRANSLATION

“Without the help of the gopis, one cannot enter into these pastimes. Only
he who worships the Lord in the ecstasy of the gopis, following in their
footsteps, can engage in the service of Sri Sri Radha-Krsna in the bushes of
Vrndavana. Only then can one understand the conjugal love between Radha
and Krsna. There is no other procedure for understanding.
