218 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 8

vibhur api sukha-rdjpah sva-prakaso ‘pi bhavah
ksanam api na hi radha-krsnayor yd rte svah
pravahati rasa-pustim cid-vibhatir ivesah
Srayati na padam asam kah sakhinam rasa-jnah

SYNONYMS

vibhuh—all-powerful; api—although; sukha-rdpah—happiness personified;
sva-prakasah—self-effulgent; api—although; bhavah—the completely spiritual
activities; ksanam api—even for a moment; na—never; hi—certainly; radha-
krsnayoh—of Sri Radha and Krsna; yah—whom; rte—without; svah—His own
entourage (the gopis); pravahati—leads to; rasa-pustim—completion of the high-
est humor; cit-vibhdtih—spiritual potencies; iva—like; isah—the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead; srayati—takes shelter of; na—not; padam—the position;
asam—of them; kah—who; sakhinam—of the personal associates; rasa-jfah—
one who is conversant with the science of mellows.

TRANSLATION

“ ‘The pastimes of Sri Radha and Krsna are self-effulgent. They are happi-
ness personified, unlimited and all-powerful. Even so, the spiritual humors of
such pastimes are never complete without the gopis, the Lord’s personal
friends. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is never complete without His
spiritual potencies; therefore unless one takes shelter of the gopis, one cannot
enter into the company of Radha and Krsna. Who can be interested in Their
Spiritual pastimes without taking their shelter?’

PURPORT
This is a quotation from Govinda-lilamrta (10.17).

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sakhira svabhava eka akathya-kathana
krsna-saha nija-lilaya nahi sakhira mana

SYNONYMS
sakhira—of the gopis; sva-bhava—natural inclination; eka—one; akathya—in-
explicable; kathana—narration; krsma-saha—with Krsna; nija-lilaya—in His per-
sonal pastimes; nahi—not; sakhira—of the gopis; mana—the mind.
